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WAIVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A formal written statement of relinquishment

Synonyms:

discharge; release; waiver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("waiver" is a kind of...):

relinquishing; relinquishment (the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waiver"):

exemption; granting immunity; immunity (an act exempting someone)

Derivation:

waive (lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime)

waive (do without or cease to hold or adhere to)

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