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Disavow

To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge to deny responsibility for approbation of and the like to disclaim to disown as he was charged with embezzlement but he disavows the crime...


disavowable

able to be disavowed...


Disavowal

The act of disavowing disclaiming or disowning rejection and denial...


Disavowance

Disavowal...


Disavower

One who disavows...


Disavowment

Disavowal...


disclaimer

disclaimer [Anglo-French desclamer, from desclamer to disavow, deny, from Old French des-, prefix marking reversal + clamer to claim see claim ] 1 : a refusal or disavowal of something that one has a right to claim ;specif : a relinquishment or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate see also qualified disclaimer 2 : a denial of responsibility for a thing or act: as a : a negation or limitation of the rights under a warranty given by a seller to a buyer b : a denial of coverage by an insurance company 3 : a writing that embodies a disclaimer ...


contract

contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain, breach, cause, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract Uniform Commercial Code in the Important Laws section NOTE: Contracts must be made by parties with the necessary capacity (as age or mental soundness) and must have a lawful, not criminal, object. Except in Louisiana, a valid contract also requires consideration, mutuality of obligations, and a meeting of the minds. In Louisiana, a valid contract requires the consent of the parties and a cause for the contract in addition to c...


repudiate

repudiate -at·ed -at·ing : to disavow or reject an obligation (as a debt) or duty (as performance under a contract) ;specif : to indicate an inability or unwillingness to perform as promised under (a contract) re·pu·di·a·tor [-ā-tər] n ...


Disavouch

To disavow...


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