waiver

English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman weyver, from waiver. Date: 1628.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈweɪ.vɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: waver

Noun

waiver (plural waivers)

  1. The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
  2. (law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
    I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.
  3. Something that releases a person from a requirement.
    I needed a waiver from the department head to take the course because I didn't technically have the prerequisite courses.
    I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park.
  4. (obsolete) The process of waiving or outlawing a person.

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Verb

waiver (third-person singular simple present waivers, present participle waivering, simple past and past participle waivered)

  1. (transitive) To waive.
    • US Department of Defense, ‎AR 195-3 04/22/1987 Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel
      The USACIDC Accreditation Division will conduct an annual reconciliation of the individual's academic achievement, through his or her unit commander, until he or she meets the waivered civilian education requirement.
  2. Misspelling of waver.

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Old French

Verb

waiver

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of weyver

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of waiver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive waiver avoir waivé
gerund en waivant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle waivant
past participle waivé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present waif waives waive waivons waivez waivent
imperfect waivoie, waiveie, waivoe, waiveve waivoies, waiveies, waivoes, waiveves waivoit, waiveit, waivot, waiveve waiviiens, waiviens waiviiez, waiviez waivoient, waiveient, waivoent, waivevent
preterite waivai waivas waiva waivames waivastes waiverent
future waiverai waiveras waivera waiverons waiveroiz, waivereiz, waiverez waiveront
conditional waiveroie, waivereie waiveroies, waivereies waiveroit, waivereit waiveriiens, waiveriens waiveriiez, waiveriez waiveroient, waivereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present waif wais wait waivons waivez waivent
imperfect waivasse waivasses waivast waivissons, waivissiens waivissoiz, waivissez, waivissiez waivassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— waive — waivons waivez —

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Spanish

Noun

waiver m (plural waivers or waiver)

  1. waiver
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