disclamation

[ dis-kluh-mey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdɪs kləˈmeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.

Origin of disclamation

1585–95; <Medieval Latin disclamāt(us) (past participle of disclamāre to disclaim, probably <Anglo-French disclaimer;see -ate¹) + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM disclamation

dis·clam·a·to·ry

[dis-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /dɪsˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby disclamation

discission, discitis, disc jockey, disclaim, disclaimer, disclamation, disclimax, disclination, disclose, disclosing, disclosing agent

Example sentences from the Web for disclamation

I cannot tell with what sort of disclamation I sought to reply.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
But St. John's absenting himself from our solemn revels, so long before decreed, is flat mutiny and disclamation of allegiance.
The Fair Maid of Perth|Sir Walter Scott
It may be guessed by some that I had a certain parish in my eye, and this makes it proper I should add a word of disclamation.
A Lowden Sabbath Morn|Robert Louis Stevenson