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(wāv) (vt)
waivedwaiving

[Anglo-French waiverweiver, literally to abandon, forsake, from waifweif forlorn, stray, probably from Old Norse veif something loose or flapping]

:to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and intentionally the defendant waived a felony hearing on the charge National Law Journal

:to refrain from enforcing or requiring some statutes ⁓ the age requirement W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.

waivable
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