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
b
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
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The board ultimately ruled that Schenke had violated Indiana election laws about disclaimers on political ads, and referred the matter to the Indiana Election Division for discipline or sanctions.
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Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Many of the disclaimers on Facebook ads listed nonexistent entities.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
The screenshot shown in the X post excluded a notable disclaimer at the bottom of the original post.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Everyone with foreign agent status has to include and be introduced with a disclaimer about how they’re getting funded by outside sources, an absurdity that Rain leans into by staging a marathon of interviews with other foreign agents, some whose record with the status goes back decades.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
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Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Many of the disclaimers on Facebook ads listed nonexistent entities.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
The screenshot shown in the X post excluded a notable disclaimer at the bottom of the original post.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Everyone with foreign agent status has to include and be introduced with a disclaimer about how they’re getting funded by outside sources, an absurdity that Rain leans into by staging a marathon of interviews with other foreign agents, some whose record with the status goes back decades.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
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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
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