Dis*claim" , v. t. To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share.
Blackstone.
Disclaim in, Disclaim from, to disown; to disavow. [Obs.]
"Nature disclaims in thee." Shak.
Dis*claim" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disclaimed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Disclaiming.]
1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to
disavow; to reject.
He calls the gods to witness their offense;
Disclaims the war, asserts
his innocence.
Dryden. He disclaims
the authority of Jesus.
Farmer. 2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
The payment was irregularly made, if not
disclaimed.
Milman. 3.
(Law) To relinquish or deny having a
claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office. Burrill.
Syn. -- To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.
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