WAIVER

release, waiver, discharge

(noun) a formal written statement of relinquishment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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).

Something that releases a person from a requirement.

(obsolete) The process of waiving or outlawing a person.

Verb

waiver (third-person singular simple present waivers, present participle waivering, simple past and past participle waivered)

(transitive) To waive (to relinquish, to forego).

Misspelling of waver.

Anagrams

• wavier

Source: Wiktionary


Waiv"er, n. (Law)

Definition: The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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