waive

  • 21waive — UK [weɪv] / US verb [transitive] Word forms waive : present tense I/you/we/they waive he/she/it waives present participle waiving past tense waived past participle waived to choose to officially ignore a rule, right, or claim The defendant has… …

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  • 22waive — /weɪv / (say wayv) verb (t) (waived, waiving) 1. to forbear to insist on; relinquish; forgo: to waive one s rank; to waive honours. 2. Law to relinquish (a known right, etc.) intentionally. 3. to put aside for the time; defer. 4. to put aside or… …

  • 23waive — verb /weɪv/ a) To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego. , He waiveth milk, and flesh, and all. b) To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert. , We absolutely do renounce or waive our own opinions …

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  • 24waive — verb Waive is used with these nouns as the object: ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑confidentiality, ↑extradition, ↑fee, ↑immunity, ↑penalty, ↑requirement, ↑right, ↑rule …

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  • 25waive — [13] To waive something is etymologically to make a ‘waif’ of it. The word comes from Anglo Norman weyver, a derivative of the noun weif (source of English waif [14]). This originally meant ‘ownerless property’, and so 539 waltz the verb came to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26waive — /weɪv/ verb to give up a right ● He waived his claim to the estate. ♦ to waive a payment to say that payment is not necessary …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 27waive — [13] To waive something is etymologically to make a ‘waif’ of it. The word comes from Anglo Norman weyver, a derivative of the noun weif (source of English waif [14]). This originally meant ‘ownerless property’, and so the verb came to be used… …

    Word origins

  • 28waive privilege — index condescend (deign) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29waive punishment — index condone Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30waive — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, abolish, abrogate, abstain, acknowledge defeat, adjourn, admit, admit exceptions, allow, allow for, annul, brush aside, cancel, cease, cede, chuck, chuck out, come off, concede, consider,… …

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