disclaim Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb renounce a legal claim or title to
  2. verb make a disclaimer about
    • He disclaimed any responsibility

WordNet

Dis*claim" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Disclaimed ; present participle & verbal noun Disclaiming
Definitions
  1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
    He calls the gods to witness their offense; Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence. Dryden.
    He disclaims the authority of Jesus. Farmer.
  2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
    The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed. Milman.
  3. (Law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office. Burrill. Syn. -- To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.
Dis*claim" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share. Blackstone. Shak.

Webster 1913