disclaimer
Medicine noun
A statement limiting responsibility or clarifying the status of information provided.
The letter carried a disclaimer noting that the history relied on a translated account.
Law noun
A liquidator's statutory power to renounce onerous property or unprofitable contracts, terminating the estate's rights and liabilities in them.
The disclaimer of the leasehold released the estate from years of accruing rent.
Business noun
A statement that the auditor is unable to express any opinion because sufficient evidence could not be obtained.
The missing accounting records forced the auditors to issue a disclaimer of opinion.
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