■ verb
1》 refuse to acknowledge.
2》 Law renounce a legal claim to (a property or title).
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. desclamer , from des- (expressing reversal) + clamer (see claim ).
■ verb
1》 refuse to acknowledge.
2》 Law renounce a legal claim to (a property or title).
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. desclamer , from des- (expressing reversal) + clamer (see claim ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004