disclaimed; disclaiming; disclaims
1
: to make a disclaimer
2
a
obsolete
: to disavow all part or share
b
: to utter denial
1
: to renounce a legal claim to
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the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank
her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press
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The Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
For example, a person may be named as the primary beneficiary of the trust and given the authority to disclaim on behalf of the entire trust, assets given to the trust.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
First, Defendant abandoned any privacy interest in his DNA by disclaiming knowledge or ownership of the sheath from which the DNA was extracted.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Pass Assets To Grandchildren Via An IRA Disclaimer At death, one of the more innovative options is for their adult children to disclaim a portion of the IRA.
—Jamie Farmer, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for disclaim
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“Disclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disclaim. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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disclaim
intransitive verb
dis·claim
dis-ˈklām 
: to make a disclaimer
1
: to reject or relinquish a claim to (as an interest in an estate)
2
a
: to deny or reject the right, validity, or authority of
b
: to negate or limit the rights under (a warranty)
disclaimant
noun
-ˈklā-mənt
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