kieltäminen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abnegation noun The act of holding back your own wishes, needs or interests.
- disclaimer noun A statement that limits or denies legal responsibility for something, typically attached to a product, website, contract or piece of advice.
- imposition noun An unwelcome demand or burden placed on someone.
- proscription noun An official ban on something.
- repudiation noun An act of rejecting or refusing to accept something.
Senses
kieltäminen is used for these senses in English:
- abnegation A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- disclaimer A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.
- imposition The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- proscription The act of proscribing, or its result.
- repudiation The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
disclaimer — full definition
- noun A statement that limits or denies legal responsibility for something, typically attached to a product, website, contract or piece of advice.
- noun A remark made before saying something, to warn the listener of your bias, limits or lack of expertise.
- noun In law, a formal renunciation of a claim, right or interest, such as an inheritance one refuses to accept.
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