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Definition of: disclaim
(dis·klām′) v.t.
1. To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; reject.
2. To reject or deny the claim or authority of; deny.
3. Law To renounce a right or claim to.
—v.i.
4. Law To renounce or repudiate a legal claim. See synonyms under RENOUNCE. [<AF desclamer <des- away (<L dis-) + clamare cry]
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