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verb

Waive v. t. (past & past part. waived; pres. part. waiving) (Written also wave)

To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego. "He waiveth milk, and flesh, and all." "We absolutely do renounce or waive our own opinions, absolutely yielding to the direction of others."

To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert.

(Law)

(a)

To throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he chooses.

(b)

(O. Eng. Law) To desert; to abandon. Note: The term was applied to a woman, in the same sense as outlaw to a man. A woman could not be outlawed, in the proper sense of the word, because, according to Bracton, she was never in law, that is, in a frankpledge or decennary; but she might be waived, and held as abandoned.

Waive v. i. To turn aside; to recede. (Obs.) "To waive from the word of Solomon."

noun

Waive n.

A waif; a castaway. (Obs.)

(O. Eng. Law) A woman put out of the protection of the law. See Waive, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Waive" Quotes from Famous Books

... coolly, "if I were a stickler for etiquette, I might ask you first for some explanation of this attack. However, we have made some heads ring, so I waive that privilege. I am the Sieur de Artigny, a lieutenant ...

— Beyond the Frontier • Randall Parrish

... comprehend her meaning; yet, to waive a discussion, acquiesced in her refusal. The coach-party fixed upon, consisted of Madame Duval, M. Du Bois, Miss ...

— Evelina • Fanny Burney

... Maryland only voting for it, and so difficult did the subject appear that the patriots of that body agreed to waive it in the Articles of Confederation and ...

— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Section 1 (of 2) of Volume 3: Andrew Jackson (Second Term) • James D. Richardson

... to permit the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to waive the requirements of fingerprinting on a reciprocal basis for persons coming to this country for temporary visits. This and other changes in the law are long overdue and should be taken care of promptly. Detailed recommendations for revision of the immigration ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... to me to-morrow evening," said she; "do waive ceremony, and join us. I can promise you that not one disagreeable person shall be present; and that the Duchess of Daubigny shall write for an invitation ...

— Godolphin, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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