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waiver

intentional relinquishment of a right; the document that evidences a waiver: She signed a waiver.

Not to be confused with:

waver – vacillate; fluctuate; hesitate; falter; sway: She wanted to go, but her doubts made her waver.

waiv·er

(wā′vər)

a. Intentional relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege.

b. The document that evidences such relinquishment.

2. A dispensation, as from a rule or penalty.

3. Permission for a professional athletic club to assign a player to the minor leagues or release a player from the club, granted only after all other clubs have been given the opportunity to claim the player and have not done so.

4. A deferment.

tr.v. wai·vered, wai·ver·ing, wai·vers

To provide with a waiver or issue a waiver for.

Idioms:

clear waivers

To be unclaimed by another professional club and therefore liable to be assigned to a minor-league club or released.

on waivers

In a state of being available for claiming by other professional clubs.

[Anglo-Norman weyver, from weyver, to abandon; see waive.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

waiver

(ˈweɪvə)

1. (Law) the voluntary relinquishment, expressly or by implication, of some claim or right

2. (Law) the act or an instance of relinquishing a claim or right

3. (Law) a formal statement in writing of such relinquishment

[C17: from Old Northern French weyver to relinquish, waive]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

waiv•er

(ˈweɪ vər)

n.

1. the intentional relinquishment of a right.

2. an express or written statement specifying this.

[1620–30; < Anglo-French weyver, n. use of infinitive: to waive; see -er³]

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Noun

waiver - a formal written statement of relinquishment

discharge, release

relinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

granting immunity, exemption, immunity - an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"

waiver

noun renunciation, surrender, remission, abdication, giving up, resignation, denial, setting aside, abandonment, disclaimer, disavowal, relinquishment, eschewal, abjuration He had to sign a waiver of his constitutional rights.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

waiver

noun

1. A giving up of a possession, claim, or right:

abandonment, abdication, demission, quitclaim, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, surrender.

2. The act of putting off or the condition of being put off:

adjournment, deferment, deferral, delay, postponement, stay, suspension.

Translations

Abbedingung Verzichtserklärung

exemption

rinuncia

zrzeczenie się

waiver

[ˈweɪvəʳ] N

1. (= renouncement) [of right, claim, fee] → renuncia f

2. (= exoneration) (from payment) → exoneración f

3. (= suspension) [of regulation, condition, restriction] → exención f

4. (= disclaimer) [of responsibility] → descargo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

waiver

[ˈweɪvə^r] n → dispense f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

waiver

n (Jur) → Verzicht m (→ of auf +acc); (= document) → Verzichterklärung f; (of law, contract, clause) → Außerkraftsetzung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

waiver

[ˈweɪvəʳ] n → rinuncia

I'd like to arrange a collision damage waiver → Vorrei stipulare una polizza kasko → 자차 보험에 들고 싶어요 → 我想购买撞车损坏保险

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