verb
waive
WAYV/weɪv/
To choose not to exercise a right or enforce a claim or requirement.
The shopkeeper waives the small fee and waves away the offered payment.
Etymology
Weyver meant “to abandon.” In legal use, that idea became relinquishing a right or forbearing to insist on a claim, giving the modern sense of voluntarily giving something up.
In context
you'll be giving up all of those rights, and we're not going to have a hearing or a trial. Do you understand that? >> Yes. >> You still wish to waive your right to a lawyer?
More examples
- She refuses to waive her right to a lawyer.
- The school may waive this requirement for experienced applicants.
- By signing this agreement, you waive any claim to compensation.
Forms
waive · waives · waived · waiving
waiver noun — An agreement to give up a right.
Similar words
- relinquish
- Emphasizes giving up possession or control, not relaxing requirements.
- forgo
- Means choosing to do without something, not necessarily a right.