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Waiver
Waiv′er
,Noun.
(Law)
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
Definition 2024
waiver
waiver
English
Noun
waiver (plural waivers)
- The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
- (law) A legal document releasing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless). Also used for such a form even before it is filled out and signed.
- I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.
- 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.
- I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park.
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Translations
the act of waiving
legal document
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something that releases a person from a requirement
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Verb
waiver (third-person singular simple present waivers, present participle waivering, simple past and past participle waivered)
- (transitive) To waive.
- US Department of Defense, AR 195-3 04/22/1987 Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel
- The USACIDC Accreditation Division will conduct an annual reconciliation of the individual's academic achievement, through his or her unit commander, until he or she meets the waivered civilian education requirement.
- US Department of Defense, AR 195-3 04/22/1987 Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel
- Misspelling of waver.
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Old French
Verb
waiver
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of weyver
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of waiver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | waiver | avoir waivé | |||||
| gerund | en waivant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | waivant | ||||||
| past participle | waivé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | waif | waives | waive | waivons | waivez | waivent |
| imperfect | waivoie, waiveie, waivoe, waiveve | waivoies, waiveies, waivoes, waiveves | waivoit, waiveit, waivot, waiveve | waiviiens, waiviens | waiviiez, waiviez | waivoient, waiveient, waivoent, waivevent | |
| preterite | waivai | waivas | waiva | waivames | waivastes | waiverent | |
| future | waiverai | waiveras | waivera | waiverons | waiveroiz, waivereiz, waiverez | waiveront | |
| conditional | waiveroie, waivereie | waiveroies, waivereies | waiveroit, waivereit | waiveriiens, waiveriens | waiveriiez, waiveriez | waiveroient, waivereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | waif | wais | wait | waivons | waivez | waivent |
| imperfect | waivasse | waivasses | waivast | waivissons, waivissiens | waivissoiz, waivissez, waivissiez | waivassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | waive | — | waivons | waivez | — | ||
References
- waiver on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub