disclaim

dis·claim

 (dĭs-klām′)

v. dis·claimed, dis·claim·ing, dis·claims

v.tr.

1. To deny or renounce any claim to or connection with; disown: disclaim any involvement with the group.

2. To deny the validity of; repudiate: "If we disclaim that authority of Parliament which made him our king, we, in fact, reject him from being our king" (Alexander Hamilton).

3. Law To decline to accept responsibility for; decline to make any warranty for.

v.intr. Law

To decline to accept responsibility or to warranty.

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

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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 n

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dis•claim

(dɪsˈkleɪm)

v.t.

1. to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown.

2. to renounce a claim or right to.

3. to reject the claims or authority of.

v.i.

4. to renounce a claim or right.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French disclaimer, desclamer. See dis-¹, claim]

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disclaim

Past participle: disclaimed
Gerund: disclaiming

Imperative

disclaim

disclaim

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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"

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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

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disclaim

verb

To refuse to recognize or acknowledge:

deny, disacknowledge, disavow, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate.

Idiom: turn one's back on.

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Translations

يَتَنَصَّل

odmítnoutpopřít

afvisefralægge signægte

abstreiten

αποποιούμαι

neita, vísa á bug

disconoscerenegare

išsižadėti

neatzītnoliegt

inkâr etmeküstüne almamak

否认

disclaim

[dɪsˈkleɪm] VT [+ statement] → desmentir, negar; [+ responsibility] → negar (Jur) → renunciar a
he disclaimed all knowledge of it → dijo que no sabía nada en absoluto de ello

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disclaim

[dɪsˈkleɪm] vt

[+ responsibility, liability] → décliner, rejeter

[+ knowledge, connection] → nier

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disclaim

vt

(= deny) → abstreiten, (weit) von sich (dat) → weisen; to disclaim all or any responsibility → jede Verantwortung von sich weisen

(Jur) a right → verzichten auf (+acc)

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disclaim

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

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disclaim

(disˈkleim) verb

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 negar odmítnout; popřít abstreiten nægte; afvise; fralægge sig αποποιούμαι, αρνούμαιnegar, rechazar lahti ütlema رد کردن؛ نپذیرفتن kieltäytyä 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 ontkennenavvise, benekte zrzekać się له هر ډول ادعا څخه انكار كول، له ټولو حقوقو ستر ګې پټول: نه منل، انكار كول 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 否认

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