disclaimer
noun /dɪsˈkleɪmə(r)/
/dɪsˈkleɪmər/
- (formal) a statement in which somebody says that they are not connected with or responsible for something, or that they do not have any knowledge of it
- They protect themselves by issuing various disclaimers.
- There was a disclaimer of liability in the surveyor’s report.
- (law) a statement in which a person says officially that they do not claim the right to do something
Word Originlate Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French desclamer (infinitive used as noun: see disclaim).