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 reason lies in the disclaimers and the absence of explicit promises regarding future value.
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Chris Groshong, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Before fully addressing how the shooting affected the Baldwins, Hilaria Baldwin makes something of a disclaimer.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
That disclaimer, however, was cropped out of the image in the version shared Feb. 19 to X and to Facebook.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
DeMille, a social media specialist with a background in marketing, has highlighted influencers using the Los Angeles wildfires to peddle detoxes, fear mongering about parasites, and making claims about supplements that sound different than the disclaimers on the product's websites.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
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Chris Groshong, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Before fully addressing how the shooting affected the Baldwins, Hilaria Baldwin makes something of a disclaimer.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
That disclaimer, however, was cropped out of the image in the version shared Feb. 19 to X and to Facebook.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
DeMille, a social media specialist with a background in marketing, has highlighted influencers using the Los Angeles wildfires to peddle detoxes, fear mongering about parasites, and making claims about supplements that sound different than the disclaimers on the product's websites.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disclaimer
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“Disclaimer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disclaimer. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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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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