disclaim
Refuse to acknowledge
To disclaim is to deny responsibility for or connection to something: The company disclaimed any liability for injuries.
It also means to formally renounce a claim or right: She disclaimed her inheritance.
A disclaimer is a statement that limits responsibility or sets boundaries on what's being asserted.
Reject as having no authority
- disownReject connection to
- renounceFormally give up
- abjureSolemnly reject or recant
- forswearReject under oath
recant · retract · abnegate · disacknowledge · dissociate · distance · separate · detach
Prove something untrue
- contradictDispute a statement
- negateCancel or disprove
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- rebutDisprove by argument
debunk · dismiss · counter · challenge · discredit · invalidate · gainsay · disaffirm
Voluntarily give up control
- cedeFormally surrender possession
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- abdicateFormally renounce authority
- resignVoluntarily leave office
quitclaim · abandon · forgo · eschew · yield · waive · give up · let go
Release from requirement
- releaseTo let go
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- immunityProtected from harm
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
exculpation · absolution · exoneration · hold harmless · liability release · indemnity · limitation · caveat
Miniature contractual text
- terms and conditionsContractual requirements and rules
- caveat emptorWarning to shoppers
- as-isIn present state
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
boilerplate · contractual · statute · tort · negligence · damages · breach
repudiate
Reject as having no authority
forswear · recant · retract · abnegate · disacknowledge · dissociate · distance · separate · detach · wash hands of
refute
Prove something untrue
- contradictDispute a statement
- negateCancel or disprove
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
rebut · debunk · dismiss · counter · challenge · discredit · invalidate · gainsay · disaffirm · contest
relinquish
Voluntarily give up control
- cedeFormally surrender possession
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- abdicateFormally renounce authority
resign · quitclaim · abandon · forgo · eschew · yield · waive · give up · let go · forsake
exemption
Release from requirement
- releaseTo let go
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- immunityProtected from harm
indemnification · exculpation · absolution · exoneration · hold harmless · liability release · indemnity · limitation · caveat · proviso
fine print
Miniature contractual text
- terms and conditionsContractual requirements and rules
- caveat emptorWarning to shoppers
- as-isIn present state
indemnification · boilerplate · contractual · statute · tort · negligence · damages · breach
disclaimclaim
Statement of ownership or truth
own · acknowledge · accept · admit · embrace
- warranty disclaimerStatement limiting seller responsibility