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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{der|en|xno|weyver}}, from {{m|fro|waiver}}. Date: 1628. {{surf|en|waive|-er|id2=agent noun}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈweɪ.vɚ/|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪvə(ɹ)|s=2}}
* {{homophones|en|waver}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# The act of [[waive|waiving]], or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
# {{lb|en|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]]).
#: {{ux|en|I had to sign a '''waiver''' when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=30-08-2007|author=Ben Shpigel|title=Martínez to Audition for Mets’ Brain Trust|work=w:The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/sports/baseball/30shea.html
|passage=Sandy Alomar Jr. cleared '''waivers''' and was outrighted to Class AA Binghamton in preparation for his promotion when rosters expand Saturday.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=10-05-2009|author=Christopher Jensen|title=Critics Find Flaws in the Case Made by Ethanol Advocates|work=w:The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/automobiles/10CRITICS.html
|passage=Growth Energy sent the entire report to the E.P.A., but the summary it provided with its formal '''waiver''' request — and uses in press materials — said that when using E15 and E20, “there were no significant changes in vehicle tailpipe emissions, vehicle drivability or small nonroad engine emissions as ethanol content increased.”}}
#* {{seemoreCites|en}}
# Something that releases a person from a requirement.
#: {{ux|en|I needed a '''waiver''' from the department head to take the course because I didn't technically have the prerequisite courses.}}
#: {{ux|en|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.}}
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} The process of [[waive|waiving]] or [[outlaw]]ing a person. <!--Ch1908 says only a woman-->

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|waivered}}
* {{l|en|loan waiver}}
* {{l|en|waiver wire}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|the act of waiving}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|отказ|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|棄權|tr=qìquán}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|verklaring van afstand, vrijstelling}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|luopuminen}}
* German: {{t+|de|Verzicht|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|lemondás}}, {{t+|hu|feladás}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|penghapusan}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|rinuncia|f}}, {{t+|it|esonero|m}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|penepian}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|zrzeczenie się}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|abdicação|f}}, {{t+|pt|desistência|f}}, {{t+|pt|renúncia|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|отка́з|m}} {{qualifier|от права, требования}}, {{t+|ru|освобожде́ние|n}} {{qualifier|exemption}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|exención|f}}, {{t+|es|renuncia|f}}, {{t+|es|descargo|m}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|friskrivning|c}}
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{{trans-top|legal document}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَنَازُل|m}}, {{t|ar|وَثِيقَةُ تَنَازُل|f}}, {{t|ar|وَثِيقَةُ تَخَلّ|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|писмен отказ от претенции}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|棄權證書|tr=qìquán zhèngshū}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|vastuuvapautussopimus}} {{qualifier|contract}}; {{t+|fi|vastuuvapauslauseke}} {{qualifier|clause}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|jogfeladás}}, {{t|hu|[[lemond|lemondó]] [[nyilatkozat]]}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|penghapusan}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|liberatoria|f}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|penepian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|odstąpienie|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|exención|f}}, {{t+|es|renuncia|f}}, {{t+|es|consentimiento|m}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|panalikod}}
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{{trans-top|something that releases a person from a requirement}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|erivapaus}}, {{t|fi|poikkeuslupa}}, {{t|fi|vastuuvapautus}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|felmentés}}, {{t+|hu|elengedés}}, {{t+|hu|mentesség}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|penghapusan}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|penepian}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|exención|f}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|panalikod}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====See also====
* {{pedia}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[waive]] (to relinquish, to forego).
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1987|publisher=US Department of Defense|title=AR 195-3 04/22/1987 Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel
|passage=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.}}
# {{misspelling of|en|waver}} <!--should be separate ety?-->

====Derived terms====
* [[waiverable]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to forgo, to relinquish}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|tuku}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aeirvw|wavier}}

==Old French==

===Verb===
{{head|fro|verb}}

# {{lb|fro|Anglo-Norman}} {{alternative form of|fro|weyver}}

====Conjugation====
{{fro-conj-er}}

===References===
* {{R:Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub}}

==Spanish==

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m|waivers|pl2=#}}

# {{l|en|waiver}}