disclaim

(dĭs-klām')

v., -claimed, -claim·ing, -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 clāmāre, to cry out; see claim).]

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verb

To refuse to recognize or acknowledge: deny, disacknowledge, disavow, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate. Idioms: turn one's back on. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: deny
Antonyms: accept, acknowledge, admit, allow, claim, own

To renounce an interest or obligation by way of a legal instrument - usually a written disclaimer, or a disclaiming trust. Property may be disclaimed for several reasons: because it is unwanted, because it carries heavy liabilities, because of tax reasons, or because the intended beneficiary wants to pass the property to another beneficiary. Liabilities, obligations, beneficial ownership, or rights may also be disclaimed.

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1. When analyzing a company's proxy statement, it is common to read that a member of an executive's family owns a number of shares, but the executive disclaims beneficial ownership in the stock.

2. In succession planning, a beneficiary may disclaim an inheritance, thus passing the inherited property to the contingent beneficiary and avoiding inheritance taxes, as well as any liabilities that may come with the property.

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IN BRIEF: To deny or renounce any connection to something.

The professor knew better than to disclaim he did not have all the answers.

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For a list of words related to disclaim, see:

• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - disclaim: (vb) deny interest in or connection with; disavow

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - benægte, fralægge sig, afvise, give afkald på
v. intr. - afvise, opgive

Nederlands (Dutch)
afstand doen, ontkennen, uitzondering maken, verantwoordelijk- heid afwijzen

Français (French)
v. tr. - démentir, renier, rejeter, désavouer (la paternité), (Jur) se désister de, renoncer à
v. intr. - renoncer à (un droit, une revendication)

Deutsch (German)
v. - abstreiten, (jur.) Verzicht leisten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποποιούμαι, (απ)αρνούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
disconoscere, rinnegare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - negar, rejeitar, desaprovar

Русский (Russian)
отказываться, отрекаться, снимать с себя ответственность за

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rechazar, renunciar
v. intr. - renunciar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - frånsäga sig, inte erkänna, dementera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
放弃, 拒绝承认, 否认, 放弃权利

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 放棄, 拒絕承認, 否認
v. intr. - 放棄權利, 否認

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (권리 등을) 포기하다, (책임 등을) 인정하지 않다
v. intr. - 인정되지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 否認する, 放棄する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينكر, يتبرأ من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניער חוצנו מ-, ויתר על תביעה‬
v. intr. - ‮ניער חוצנו מ-‬

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