disclaimer

CEFRB1

/dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A statement limiting responsibility for something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

Examples

  • The TV commercial for herbal supplements ended with a quickly spoken disclaimer.

  • This was a disclaimer before the video played.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdɪskleɪm.ɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

  2. One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

  3. A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.

More examples

In context

  • Those who are not qualified professionals must include a disclaimer to indicate this.

  • It interviewed, among others, the director of Vasant Valley School, owned by the same family that part-owns Mail Today. No disclaimer was carried stating as much.

  • Though the fact that the two men do business together was disclosed on air, a recent op-ed penned by Lako and published on the Hannity show’s website had no such disclaimer.

Quick test

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The advertisement included a blank to avoid legal liability.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Partly from Middle English discleymer, from Anglo-Norman desclamer; and partly from disclaim + -er.