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

a

: denial, disavowal

b

: repudiation

Synonyms

• quitclaim
• release
• waiver

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Cookies also updated a disclaimer to say that products’ efficacy had not been confirmed by F.D.A.-approved research. —Katie J.m. Baker, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025

Citizens United’s argument that no informational interest justifies applying §201 to its ads is similar to the argument this Court rejected with regard to disclaimers. —Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025

Property transferred to a U.S. recipient because the covered expatriate made a qualified disclaimer with respect to the asset. —Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

Public statements by academic units must include a clear disclaimer that the unit is not speaking for Dartmouth as a whole. —Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

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