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

Companies that sell short-term plans must also provide consumers with a disclaimer detailing the limits of services and amounts the plans cover. —Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024

Trump and his co-defendants denied any wrongdoing, saying the statements actually lowballed his fortune, came with disclaimers and weren't taken at face value by the institutions that lent to or insured him. —Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2024

According to these disclaimers, any essay paper produced by the website should be used as a model paper for your own essay. —Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024

Although the series comes with the typical disclaimer that any similarities to real people are coincidental, the case calls to mind the Quadriga story and the December 2018 death of its CEO, Gerald Cotten. —Amber Dowling, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024

Some health lawyers say such disclaimers aren’t enough. —Matthew Perrone, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024

But that disclaimer, its phrasing right out of the career politician’s playbook, also distills one of the book’s core tensions: Politics, in the memoir, encroaches on everything else. —Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024

The distinction between private conduct and state action turns on substance, not labels Barrett suggested that simple disclaimers could make a difference in the determination. —Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024

Many supplements include disclaimers on their products or websites that advise people to speak with their doctor before taking them, but even doctors don’t know what’s safe due to lack of regulation and testing. —Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024

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