as in exemption
a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege
before the hospital will treat you, you have to sign a waiver in which you give up your right to sue
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Recent Examples of waiver
Nothing set forth herein constitutes a waiver of any of my client’s rights, remedies, claims or defendants at law or in equity all of which are expressly reserved.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Now, after clearing waivers, he's been released to free agency in a disappointing turn of events for the 23-year-old prospect.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The scene will likely film around midnight, so a parent waiver is needed.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Trigger said in court documents that waivers signed by patients and the parents of children who were treated at the center didn't include warnings of a fire hazard.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Now, after clearing waivers, he's been released to free agency in a disappointing turn of events for the 23-year-old prospect.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The scene will likely film around midnight, so a parent waiver is needed.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Trigger said in court documents that waivers signed by patients and the parents of children who were treated at the center didn't include warnings of a fire hazard.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiver
Noun
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should get kicked out of the service.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The company maintained permits weren’t necessary to start because of an exemption for generators on site for less than a year, a rationale Shelby County’s Health Department agreed with.—
Taylor Kate Brown,
ProPublica,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Premiere dates drop without fanfare, entire seasons release at once, and cliffhangers have largely been replaced by bingeable story arcs.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Is there a Super Mario Galaxy Movie release date?—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Waiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiver. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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