disclaim

[ dis-kleym ]

verb (used with object)

1. to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown:

   disclaiming all participation.

2. Law. to renounce a claim or right to.
3. to reject the claims or authority of.

verb (used without object)

1. Law. to renounce or repudiate a legal claim or right.
2. Obsolete. to disavow interest.

disclaim

/ ˌdɪskləˈmeɪʃən; dɪsˈkleɪm /

verb

1. tr to deny or renounce (any claim, connection, etc)
2. tr to deny the validity or authority of
3. law to renounce or repudiate (a legal claim or right)

Derived Forms

• disclamation, noun

Other Words From

• undis·claimed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disclaim¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French disclaimer, desclamer. See dis- ¹, claim

Example Sentences

Here’s the exact language: “It is expressly agreed that, should any Materials become public by any means including through third parties after the date of this Agreement, all parties will disclaim them as counterfeit or forgeries.”

From Slate

Uber and Lyft may portray drivers who refuse to accept guide dogs as isolated bad apples, but truly solving this problem will be challenging as long as these corporations continue to disclaim responsibility for the people who perform their core work.

From Slate

Move the goalposts early and often so as to disclaim your wins and fudge your intentions.

From Slate

On Tuesday, he noted Mangi’s “almost unprecedented step” of writing to Booker to “disclaim any real knowledge of an organization on whose advisory board he sits.”

From Seattle Times

Even if a company works by the franchise model and tries to disclaim responsibility or tries to misclassify employees as independent contractors so the company can skirt providing benefits, the Biden administration has held firm.

From Salon

Related Words

• disavow
• disown