disclaim

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman disclaimer, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French desclamer (French: déclamer), des- + clamer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkleɪm/
• Rhymes: -eɪm
• Hyphenation: dis‧claim

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Verb

disclaim (third-person singular simple present disclaims, present participle disclaiming, simple past and past participle disclaimed)

1. To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
   • 1697, John Dryden translating Virgil, Aeneid Book VII

     He calls the gods to witness their offence; / Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence.

   • (Can we date this quote by Farmer and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     He disclaims the authority of Jesus.

   • 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw

     "I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."

2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
   • (Can we date this quote by Milman and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed.

3. (law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (renounce all claim to): disavow, disown, repudiate, renounce; See also Thesaurus:repudiate
• (deny as a claim): refuse
• (relinquish or deny having a claim):

Derived terms

• disclaimer

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “disclaim”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Translations

renounce all claim to

• Esperanto: malpretendi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

deny as a claim; refuse

• Czech: dementovat (cs) impf
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

relinquish or deny having a claim

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} отказвам се от (otkazvam se ot), ^{(please verify)} отричам се (otričam se)
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