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Waiver

/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Waiver"

noun

1
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
2
A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
"I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong."
3
Something that releases a person from a requirement.
"I needed a waiver from the department head to take the course because I didn't technically have the prerequisite courses."
4
The process of waiving or outlawing a person.

verb

1
To waive (to relinquish, to forego).

🔄 Synonyms of "Waiver"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dischargenoun	To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Waiver"

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Word	Definition
dischargenoun	(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
waivenoun	(obsolete, law) A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.
resignverb	(transitive or intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.
surrendernoun	An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
forfeiturenoun	(law) The loss of forfeit property.
absolveverb	(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
relinquishmentnoun	The act of relinquishing something.
relinquishverb	(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
exonerateverb	(transitive) To free (someone) from accusation or blame.
resignationnoun	The act of resigning.
exonerationnoun	(uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
renunciationnoun	The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
renouncenoun	(card games) An act of renouncing.
renouncementnoun	The act of renouncing.
reprievenoun	The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
retirementnoun	The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
withdrawalnoun	A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
abdicationnoun	The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
abdicateverb	(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for.