waive
IPA: wˈeɪv
noun
- (obsolete, law) A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.
- (obsolete) A waif; a castaway.
verb
- (transitive, law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
- (particularly) To relinquish claim on a payment or fee which would otherwise be due.
- (now rare) To put aside, avoid.
- (obsolete) To outlaw (someone).
- (obsolete) To abandon, give up (someone or something).
- (obsolete) To move from side to side; to sway.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To stray, wander.
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Examples of "waive" in Sentences
- Who would want to waive that
- He waived the fortune from his dad.
- The man waived the prize by his boss.
- Palike waived garbage to bulk generators.
- He waived his hand trying to hitch a car.
- The president is willing to waive the ban.
- Proponents of the measure may move to waive the rule.
- Just extend your middle finger and 'waive' them away!
- The Supreme Court may reconfirm or waive the sentences.
- Just extend your middle finger and "waive" them away! '
- In the heat of the moment in the boardroom, he waived his exemption.
- Does it give Bush the power to "waive" the benchmarks if he determines that a "crisis" exists?
- Here’s the next one: From July 7 to 31, listings for goods starting under 99 cents again waive the insertion fee.
- Because there are several layers of appeal he can go through if he does not waive, that is our understanding also.
- If Ray Whitney and Niclas Wallin waive their no-trade clauses, the Hurricanes will be able to pick up prospects and/or draft picks.
- Never mind that I am not trying to "waive" anything, I am simply trying to get Direct TV to comply with what they had already stated.
- They (Retention Department), it turns out, were not willing to do anything for me short canceling my service (all the while telling me how they were willing to "waive" any penalty for cancellation).
- This flew in the face of the simple fact that no bill at all would have been better than this one, not to mention that the bill promoted the theft of Iraq's oil, failed to use the power of the purse to end the war, and allowed Bush to "waive" other measures he might not like.
- The House legislation and the upcoming Senate bill contain points of accountability which are in the form of reporting requirements for Bush and the prospect that he could 'waive' the withdrawal provisions for a limited time and mission in the name of national security or a threat from al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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