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dis·claim·er  (ds-klmr)
n.
1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
2. Law A renunciation of one's right or claim.

[Middle English, denial of a feudal claim, from Anglo-Norman desclaimer, to disclaim, denial of a feudal claim; see disclaim.]

disclaimer
Noun
a statement denying responsibility for or knowledge of something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disclaimerdisclaimer - (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
renunciation, repudiation - rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
2.disclaimer - denial of any connection with or knowledge of
denial - the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
abjuration, recantation, retraction - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

disclaimer
Translations
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] nrectificación f;
to issue a disclaimer → hacer una rectificación
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] ndémenti m, dénégation f;
to issue a disclaimer → publier un démenti
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] disclaim nDementi nt;
to issue a disclaimer disclaim → eine Gegenerklärung abgeben
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] nsmentita;
to issue a disclaimer → pubblicare una smentita


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Confused by his ready and gracious disclaimer of what she had NOT intended to say, there was nothing left for her but to rush upon what she really intended to say, with what she felt was shameful precipitation.
With this disclaimer, and with the writer's fervent assurances that she would do all for Magdalen's advantage which her sister might have done if her sister had been in England, the letter concluded.
How to make the disclaimer convincing enough is what bothers me.
 
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