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waiver
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Waiver \Waiv"er\, n. (Law) The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"act of waiving," 1620s (modern usage is often short for waiver clause); from Anglo-French legal usage of infinitive as a noun (see waive). Baseball waivers is recorded from 1907. Other survivals of noun use of infinitives in Anglo-French legalese include disclaimer, merger, rejoinder, misnomer, ouster, retainer, attainder.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of waive, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege. 2 (context legal English) A legal document releasing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless). Also used for such a form even before it is filled out and signed. 3 Something that releases a person from a requirement. vb. 1 (misspelling of waver English) 2 See waive.
WordNet
Wikipedia
A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right or privilege.
Regulatory agencies or governments may issue waivers to exempt companies from certain regulations. For example, a United States law restricted the size of banks, but when banks exceeded these sizes, they obtained waivers. In another example, the United States federal government may issue waivers to individual states so that they may provide Medicaid in different ways than the law typically requires.
While a waiver is often in writing, sometimes a person's words can also be used as a counteract to a waiver. An example of a written waiver is a disclaimer, which becomes a waiver when accepted. When the right to hold a person liable through a lawsuit is waived, the waiver may be called an exculpatory clause, liability waiver, legal release, or hold harmless clause.
In some cases, parties may sign a "non-waiver" contract which specifies that no rights are waived, particularly if a person's actions may suggest that rights are being waived. This is particularly common in insurance, as it is less detailed than a reservation of rights letter; the disadvantage is that it requires the signature of the insured.
Sometimes the elements of "voluntary" and "known" are established by a legal fiction. In this case, one is presumed to know one's rights and that those rights are voluntarily relinquished if not asserted at the time.
In civil procedure, certain arguments must be raised in the first objection that a party submits to the court, or else they will be deemed waived.
Usage examples of "waiver".
The clients of Battue must sign waivers before their reservations are confirmed and provide proof of their skill with weapons.
First will you give a waiver under the Privacy Act to support full declassification of this memo so we can see exactly what you and President Ford said to Suharto?
Nonetheless, the Court held that a Congressional waiver of immunity in the case of a government corporation did not mean that funds or property of the United States can be levied on to pay a judgment obtained against such a corporation as the result of waiver of immunity.
Thus, we would have to inoculate ourselves against such pressure by eliminating all waiver provisions.
I just smiled like a dickhead tourist while he stamped the visa waiver and wearily invited me to enjoy my stay in the United States of America.
No doubt the aforementioned Chif of State could have smoothed everything over with a quiet word or two, or an official signature on the right sort of waiver, but Leia made no move to wade into the fracas, and Luke felt no urge to get involved if she didn't.
Please place your imprint on the legal waivers, and deposit your admission fee in the box by the door.
All requests for waivers on the basis of age, civilian position, health or compassion shall be considered after reporting.
Lieutenant Considine and I will prepare the questions, and if we're satisfied with your answers we'll mail you an official immunity waiver.
Children in Pine Station, a suburban town in Arkansas, must either wear a safety helmet during their entire school day or their parents must sign a waiver saying they will not sue for damages should their child be injured.
Not a man sets foot on her till I have a signed waiver clearing me.
If she plays her cards right, sorts out the waivers, ties up all the legal bits.
Planning and zoning variances, which necessitated public hearings and EPA and utility waivers were sometimes required too.
Your people would have to fill out a diskload of forms, what with worker's comp, insurance, medical release waivers.