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

Related Words

• disavow
• disown