Meaning of DISCLAIMER
| Pronunciation: | | dis'kleymur
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[n] (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something |
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DISCLAIMER is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | See Also: | | renunciation, repudiation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*claim"er\, n.
1. One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
2. (Law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title,
claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or
waiver of an interest or estate. --Burrill.
3. A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions,
and the like. --Burke.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Statement ritually appended to many usenet postings (sometimes automatically, by the posting software) reiterating the fact (which should be obvious, but is easily forgotten) that the article reflects its author's opinions and not necessarily those of the organisation running the computer through which the article entered the network. [jargon file] |
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| | Related Terms: | | abjuration, abjurement, abnegation, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, contradiction, contrary assertion, contravention, controversion, countering, crossing, declension, declination, declinature, declining, denial, deprivation, disaffirmation, disagreement, disallowance, disavowal, disclamation, disobedience, disowning, disownment, disproof, dissent, expatriation, forswearing, gainsaying, holding back, impugnment, nay, negation, negative, negative answer, nix, no, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, nonobservance, nullification, palinode, palinody, recantation, refusal, refutation, rejection, reneging, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, retention, retractation, retraction, revocation, revokement, thumbs-down, turndown, unsaying, unwillingness, withdrawal, withholding |
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