disclaimer

noun

dis·​claim·​er dis-ˈklā-mər 

1

a

: a denial or disavowal of legal claim : relinquishment of or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate

b

: a writing that embodies a legal disclaimer

2

a

: denial, disavowal

b

: repudiation

Synonyms

• quitclaim
• release
• waiver

Examples of disclaimer in a Sentence

The documentary opens with a disclaimer that many of its scenes are “fictional re-creations” of real events.

one brother filed a disclaimer, allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings

Recent Examples on the Web

Since the Vice write-up, the video garnered some online jeering, and Internet Brands amended the video to include an opening disclaimer. —Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024

More than 20 years later, Timberlake has added a subtle disclaimer to soften the blow of his scathing hit. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023

Trump says his assets were actually undervalued and maintains that disclaimers on his financial statements amounted to telling banks and other recipients to check out his numbers themselves. —Michael R. Sisakand Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023

America’s Poison Centers released the data with a disclaimer that the figures likely represent an undercount in the number of cases involving semaglutide, as the center only included those voluntarily reported to poison control centers. —Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023

Office Ladies banked a number of episodes and managed to publish right to the end of the strike, adding a disclaimer at the beginning of every episode that the recording took place pre-strike. —Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 10 Nov. 2023

As a result of Judi Dench’s criticisms of the series last year, Netflix added a fictional dramatization disclaimer to The Crown. —Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023

The disclaimer said, among other things, that the financial statements weren’t audited by outside accountants. —Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2023

For some, it’s become nearly impossible to post their Wrapped without a disclaimer, especially if other life milestones and responsibilities have factored in. —Heidi Pérez-Moreno, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

disclaimer

noun

dis·​claim·​er dis-ˈklā-mər 

: an act of disclaiming : a statement that denies responsibility : denial

Legal Definition

disclaimer

noun

dis·​claim·​er dis-ˈklā-mər 

1

: a refusal or disavowal of something that one has a right to claim

specifically : a relinquishment or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate see also qualified disclaimer

2

: a denial of responsibility for a thing or act: as

a

: a negation or limitation of the rights under a warranty given by a seller to a buyer

b

: a denial of coverage by an insurance company

3

: a writing that embodies a disclaimer

Etymology

Anglo-French desclamer, from desclamer to disavow, deny, from Old French des-, prefix marking reversal + clamer to claim see claim