waiver
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
waiver (plural waivers)
- The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
- (legal) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
- I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.
- Something that releases a person from a requirement.
- I needed a waiver from the department head to take the course because I didn't technically have the prerequisite courses.
- I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park.
- (obsolete) The process of waiving or outlawing a person.
- German: Verzicht
- Italian: rinuncia, esonero
- Portuguese: abdicação, desistência, renúncia
- Russian: отка́з
- Italian: liberatoria
- Spanish: exención
waiver (waivers, present participle waivering; past and past participle waivered)
- (transitive) To waive (to relinquish, to forego).
- US Department of Defense, AR 195-3 04/22/1987 Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel
- The USACIDC Accreditation Division will conduct an annual reconciliation of the individual's academic achievement, through his or her unit commander, until he or she meets the waivered civilian education requirement.
- US Department of Defense, AR 195-3 04/22/1987 Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel
- Misspelling of waver
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