waiver
pronunciation
How to pronounce waiver in British English:
UK [ˈweɪvə(r)]
How to pronounce waiver in American English:
US [ˈwevɚ]
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- Noun:
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
Word Origin
- waiver (n.)
- "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.
Example
- 1. She picked up the waiver and scanned it .
- 2. California still needs a waiver from the epa in order to enforce its own emissions standards .
- 3. The plaintiff who attacked the warhol foundation sidestepped a waiver he had signed by accusing the group of monopolism .
- 4. Doing so would require his state to get a special waiver from the federal government , but this radical and hugely worthwhile proposal is now being seriously considered .
- 5. Article 46 the beneficiary may waiver the beneficial right of the trust .