to disclaim knowledge of

  • 1disclaim — [[t]dɪskle͟ɪm[/t]] disclaims, disclaiming, disclaimed VERB If you disclaim knowledge of something or disclaim responsibility for something, you say that you did not know about it or are not responsible for it. [FORMAL] [V n] Mrs Lee disclaims any …

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  • 2disclaim — dis·claim /dis klām/ vi: to make a disclaimer vt 1: to reject or relinquish a claim to (as an interest in an estate) 2 a: to deny or reject the right, validity, or authority of b: to negate or limit the rights under (a warranty) dis·claim·ant /… …

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  • 3disclaim — UK [dɪsˈkleɪm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disclaim : present tense I/you/we/they disclaim he/she/it disclaims present participle disclaiming past tense disclaimed past participle disclaimed formal to say that you do not have any… …

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  • 4disclaim — dis|claim [dısˈkleım] v [T] formal to state, especially officially, that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know about it, or that you are not involved with it = ↑deny disclaim responsibility/knowledge etc ▪ Martin disclaimed… …

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  • 5disclaim — verb (T) disclaim responsibility/knowledge etc formal to state that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know anything about it, etc: I can t believe the insurance company disclaimed liability for the accident …

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  • 6disclaim — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French disclaimer, from dis + claimer to claim Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to make a disclaimer 2. a. obsolete to disavow all part or share b …

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  • 7disclaim — dis|claim [ dıs kleım ] verb transitive FORMAL to say that you do not have any responsibility for something, knowledge of something, or interest in something …

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  • 8disclaim — v. a. 1. Disown, disavow, deny any knowledge of. 2. Renounce, reject, cast off …

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  • 9deny any knowledge of — index disclaim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10disavow — disavowedly, adv. disavower, n. /dis euh vow /, v.t. to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him. [1350 1400; ME disavouen, desavouen < AF, OF&#8230; …

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