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disclaimer

dis·claim·er [ diss kláymər ] (plural dis·claim·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. commercial law refusal to accept responsibility: a statement refusing to accept responsibility for something, e.g. a denial of legal liability for any injury associated with a product

2. law statement renouncing legal right: a statement saying that somebody gives up a legal right or claim to something such as damages arising from an accident

3. law denial of knowledge: a statement denying knowledge of something

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