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DISCLAIMER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Denial of any connection with or knowledge of
Synonyms:
disavowal; disclaimer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("disclaimer" is a kind of...):
denial (the act of refusing to comply (as with a request))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disclaimer"):
abjuration; recantation; retraction (a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("disclaimer" is a kind of...):
renunciation; repudiation (rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
disclaim (make a disclaimer about)
disclaim (renounce a legal claim or title to)
