: the act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege
also: the legal instrument evidencing such an act
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: the act of a club's waiving the right to claim a professional ball player who is being removed from another club's roster—often used in the phrase on waivers denoting the process by which a player to be removed from a roster is made available to other clubs
a criminal defendant's waiver of a jury trial The college got a special waiver from the town to exceed the building height limit. He signed an insurance waiver before surgery.
Recent Examples on the WebFinally, in April, the department approved the waiver for a subsistence calendar. Will Mccarthy, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2022 The limited-time waiver covers the agency’s late-filing penalty of 5% per month for unpaid balances, capped at 25%, along with late-payment penalties of 0.5% per month that may still apply. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 The waiver was in regard to the display that previously featured flags that have flown over Fort Smith since 1699. Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2022 During his tenure, President Donald Trump asked the courts to do away with the California waiver. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 For those who have used the waiver successfully, the results have been life-changing. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 The waiver lifts a Clear Air Act requirement that lower-volatility gasoline be sold in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin during summer months to limit ozone pollution. Claire Savage, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 NBC News contacted officials in all 50 states and found that Missouri was the only one to not provide all of its meal programs with the option to apply for the grab-and-go extended waiver. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2022 The slot use waiver indicates Delta’s staffing issues have continued. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 15 Aug. 2022 See More