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disclaim
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dis·claim  (ds-klm)
v. dis·claimed, dis·claim·ing, dis·claims
v.tr.
1. To deny or renounce any claim to or connection with; disown.
2. To deny the validity of; repudiate.
3. Law To renounce one's right or claim to.
v.intr. Law
To renounce a right or claim.

[Middle English disclaimen, from Anglo-Norman desclaimer : des-, dis- + claimer, to claim (from Latin clmre, to cry out; see claim).]

disclaim [dɪsˈkleɪm]
vb
1. (tr) to deny or renounce (any claim, connection, etc.)
2. (tr) to deny the validity or authority of
3. (Law) Law to renounce or repudiate (a legal claim or right)
disclamation  [ˌdɪskləˈmeɪʃən] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to
foreswear, relinquish, renounce, quit - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
2.disclaim - make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"
deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

disclaim
verb
1. deny, decline, reject, disallow, retract, repudiate, renege, rebut, disavow, abnegate, disaffirm She disclaims any knowledge of her husband's business activities.
2. renounce, reject, abandon, relinquish, disown, abdicate, forswear, abjure the legislation which enabled him to disclaim his title
Translations
disclaim [dɪsˈkleɪm] VT [+ statement] → desmentir, negar; [+ responsibility] → negar (Jur) → renunciar a
he disclaimed all knowledge of itdijo que no sabía nada en absoluto de ello

disclaim [dɪsˈkleɪm] vt
[+ responsibility, liability] → décliner, rejeter
[+ knowledge, connection] → nier

disclaim
vt
(= deny)abstreiten, (weit) von sich (dat)weisen; to disclaim all or any responsibilityjede Verantwortung von sich weisen
(Jur) a rightverzichten auf (+acc)

disclaim [dɪsˈkleɪm] vt (frm) → negare, smentire
to disclaim all knowledge of sth → negare di essere a conoscenza di qc
disclaim [dɪsˈkleɪm] vt (frm) → negare, smentire
to disclaim all knowledge of sth → negare di essere a conoscenza di qc

disclaim
v disclaim [disˈkleim]
to refuse to have anything to do with; to deny I disclaimed all responsibility. ontken, verwerp, afwys, van die hand wys, weier يَتَنَصَّل отказвам се от odmítnout; popřít nægte; afvise; fralægge sig abstreiten αποποιούμαι, αρνούμαι negar, rechazar lahti ütlema رد کردن؛ نپذیرفتن kieltäytyä (re)nier לְהַכּחִיש अस्वीकार करना poricati, odbacivati nem ismer el menyangkal neita, vísa á bug rinnegare, disconoscere 否認する (책임, 관계를) 부인하다 atsisakyti, išsižadėti, neigti noliegt; neatzīt menafikan ontkennen avvise, benekte zrzekać się negar a (re)nega отрекаться, отказываться poprieť zanikati poricati frånsäga sig, förneka ปฏิเสธ inkâr etmek, üstüne almamak 否認 заперечувати; не визнавати تسلیم نہ کرنا từ chối


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