renounce a legal claim or title to
Used in a Sentence
disclaim
How to use disclaim in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for disclaim.
Editorial note
"At the very least, in the US it's a very bad idea not to disclaim warranties.
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Quick take
renounce a legal claim or title to
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of disclaim gathered in one view.
make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for disclaim.
verb
renounce a legal claim or title to
verb
make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"
Example sentences
"At the very least, in the US it's a very bad idea not to disclaim warranties.
> disclaimer: I write GPU drivers for livingIs that a reason for us not to take you seriously?
That is, the claim that if you put up source code but don't explicitly disclaim liability, you are liable?
To disclaim: I submitted this story to HN because people on HN care about patio11's blog, and if someone gets internet points, might as well be me.
Not only do they disclaim liabilities, they also threaten to take a kidney & first born should you so much as dare think about holding them responsible.
However, the company disclaims all legal liability in the case that someone does such a modification.
In the UK, I doubt you'd be able to 'disclaim' your way out of it and there are probably minimum functionality/safety standards required before you could even market safety products.
Google, as a publicly traded company, has an obligation to maximize profit for shareholders — and there’s nothing wrong with that!Why is there always this knee-jerk instinct to disclaim any critique of unfettered capital?
He claims he doesn't want "obnoxious things", such as "reproducing a huge disclaimer that is written in all caps".The reason that all caps language is used is because of a history of court decisions and laws around what is required to effectively disclaim implied warranties.
A proposal that would be shot down due to public outcry can instead be done in a secret treaty, only revealed once it's fait accompli, with everyone involved being able to disclaim that "I didn't want that, but that's what we had to do to get the treaty passed" and thus dodge the political ramifications.
With Google's weakened position in China it might not be able to get effective redress* A specific form of the above: concern that Chinese-brand phones will contain trapdoors to allow clandestine Chinese government access to your Gmail etc. Google can't prevent this from happening on Chinese phones with "unofficial" G-suite access, but at least it can disclaim responsibility, never having certified the device
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use disclaim in a sentence?
"At the very least, in the US it's a very bad idea not to disclaim warranties.
What does disclaim mean?
renounce a legal claim or title to
What part of speech is disclaim?
disclaim is commonly used as verb.