Words / C1

dis-KLAYM-uh/dɪsˈkleɪmə/

A disclaimer is a statement denying responsibility or limiting a claim: a legal disclaimer, a footer disclaimer. A waiver is a close twin; an apology admits fault; small print is the cynical cousin. A footer does not uninvent an n in the abstract.

Meaning

A statement that denies responsibility or limits what is being claimed.

Examples

• “A footer disclaimer does not repair an invented n in the abstract.”
• “Waiver is a close twin. Reservation is milder. Small print is the insult. Methods are the abstract. Liability copy is the footer. Fix the count; the footer cannot launder it.”

Good to know

A statement denying responsibility. Close: waiver. Contrast: an apology. Footer copy ≠ a true n.

Near in meaning

waiver

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