noun
disclaimer
dis-KLAY-mer/dɪsˈkleɪmər/
A statement limiting responsibility or clarifying what is not being claimed.
The card's disclaimer warns that the model is not to scale.
Etymology
With clamer meaning “to claim,” dis- turns assertion into disavowal. The legal idea of renouncing a claim underlies a statement denying responsibility or limiting what information can be taken to establish.
In context
if the bank had not excluded its liability by including the without responsibility disclaimer then they could have been liable for negligent misrepresentation
More examples
- The advertisement carries a disclaimer that results are not guaranteed.
- She adds a disclaimer that her views do not represent her employer.
- A disclaimer on the ticket limits the venue's responsibility for lost belongings.
Forms
disclaimer · disclaimers
disclaim verb — Deny a claim or reject responsibility.
Similar words
- caveat
- Flags a specific limitation rather than broadly denying responsibility.
- qualification
- Narrows a claim without necessarily rejecting responsibility for it.