Claims vs Disclaim - What's the difference?
claims | disclaim |
To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
* Dryden
* Farmer
* 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
*:"I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."
To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
* Milman
(legal) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
As verbs the difference between claims and disclaim
is that claims is third-person singular of claim while disclaim is to renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.As a noun claims
is plural of lang=en.disclaim
English
(wikipedia disclaim)Verb
(en verb)- He calls the gods to witness their offence; / Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence.
- He disclaims the authority of Jesus.
- The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed .
- (Burrill)