disclaimer
English
Etymology
disclaim + -er (Etymology 5); from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman disclaimer, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French desclamer.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: dis‧claim‧er
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪmə(r)
Noun
disclaimer (plural disclaimers)
- One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
- A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.
- (law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
- (proscribed) A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.
- Anant Rangaswami (2012), "No need for regulation in media – it’s happening by itself", Firstpost, May 10, 2012
- It interviewed, among others, the director of Vasant Valley School, owned by the same family that part-owns Mail Today. No disclaimer was carried stating as much.
- Hallie Detrick (2018), "What We Know About Sean Hannity's Shell Companies and Why It Matters", Fortune, April 23, 2018
- Though the fact that the two men do business together was disclosed on air, a recent op-ed penned by Lako and published on the Hannity show’s website had no such disclaimer.
- Anant Rangaswami (2012), "No need for regulation in media – it’s happening by itself", Firstpost, May 10, 2012
Usage notes
- The use in the sense of a disclosure rather than a disavowal is a recent extension in meaning that disregards the etymology and may be considered incorrect usage.
Translations
one who disclaims
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public disavowal
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law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
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Old French
Verb
disclaimer
- Alternative form of desclamer
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of disclaimer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
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- English lemmas
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- Old French first group verbs
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