waive

/weɪv/

verb

  1. 1

    To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.

    If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.
  2. 2

    To put aside, avoid.

  3. 3

    To outlaw (someone).

  4. 4

    To abandon, give up (someone or something).

verb

  1. 1

    To move from side to side; to sway.

  2. 2

    To stray, wander.

noun

  1. 1

    A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.

  2. 2

    A waif; a castaway.

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