waiver Definition

waive
verb waived, waiving

1. law.
To refrain from insisting upon something; to voluntarily give up (a claim or right, etc).
Thesaurus: relinquish, forgo, give up, do without, resign, renounce, surrender.
2. To refrain from enforcing (a rule or penalty, etc).

Derivative: waiver

The act, or an act, of waiving.

A written statement formally confirming this.

Etymology: 13c: from French weyver to abandon.