disclaim : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disclaim	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disclaim
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disclaim v renounce a legal claim or title to Antonym(s): claim, take make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility" Antonym(s): claim
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disclaim \Dis*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disclaiming}.] 1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject. He calls the gods to witness their offense; Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence. --Dryden. He disclaims the authority of Jesus. --Farmer. 2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse. The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed. --Milman. 3. (Law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office. --Burrill. Syn: To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disclaim \Disclaim"\, v. t. To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share. --Blackstone. {Disclaim* in}, {Disclaim from}, to disown; to disavow. [Obs.] [bd]Nature disclaims in thee.[b8] --Shak.