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disclaimer

noun [C]
 
 
/dɪˈskleɪ.mər/ US  /-mɚ/

Definition

formal a formal statement saying that you are not legally responsible for something, such as the information given in a book or on the internet, or that you have no direct involvement in itRefusing and rejecting specialized a formal statement giving up your legal claim to something or ending your connection with itRefusing and rejecting
(Definition of disclaimer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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