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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The state’s solicitor general, Josh Divine, argued that Planned Parenthood could have requested waivers for the regulations instead of challenging them in court.
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Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Only 23 percent of young adults meet the military's physical, mental and moral standards for enlistment without requiring a waiver.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Among the waivers granted were military aid to Egypt and Israel, and emergency food assistance, according to the memo.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
He had been claimed by the Sox off waivers from the New York Yankees in September.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Only 23 percent of young adults meet the military's physical, mental and moral standards for enlistment without requiring a waiver.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Among the waivers granted were military aid to Egypt and Israel, and emergency food assistance, according to the memo.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
He had been claimed by the Sox off waivers from the New York Yankees in September.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Waiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiver. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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