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disclaimer of opinion

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disclaim

dis·claim [ diss kláym ] (past and past participle dis·claimed, present participle dis·claim·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·claims)

verb

Definition:

1. transitive verb deny connection with something: to deny that you know about something or that you are responsible for something

2. transitive verb deny validity of something: to refuse to accept the validity or authority of something

3. transitive and intransitive verb renounce legal right: to renounce a legal claim or right to something

[15th century. < Anglo-Norman disclaimer "not to claim" < Old French clamer "to claim"]

dis·cla·ma·tion [ dìsklə máysh'n ] noun

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