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Waive

To intentionally or voluntarily relinquish a known right or engage in conduct warranting an inference that a right has been surrendered.

For example, an individual is said to waive the right to bring a tort action when he or she renounces the remedy provided by law for such a wrong.

waive

v. to voluntarily give up a right, including not enforcing a term of a contract (such as insisting on payment on an exact date), or knowingly giving up a legal right such as a speedy trial, a jury trial or a hearing on extradition (the transfer to another state's jurisdiction of one accused of a crime in the other state). (See: waiver)

WAIVE. A term applied to a woman as outlaw is applied to a man. A man is an outlaw, a woman is a waive. T. L., Crabb's Tech. Dict. h.t.

TO WAIVE. To abandon or forsake a right.
2. To waive signifies also to abandon without right; as "if the felon waives, that is, leaves any goods in his flight from those who either pursue him, or are apprehended by him so to do, he forfeits them, whether they be his own goods, or goods stolen by him." Bac. Ab. Forfeiture, B.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Once the waiving spouse executes the necessary documents, the plan participant or his or her attorney must ensure that they are filed with the plan administrator and that the beneficiary designation is effectively changed.

Changing pension beneficiaries after divorce: it's more important after Kennedy

* waiving late fees for credit card and other loan balances due to interruption of mail and, or billing statements or the customer's inability to access funds

Insured depository institutions encouraged to assist displaced customers

Not waiving rights of recovery may allow you or your insurer to seek recovery from the party responsible for the loss, but you would still sustain the loss.

Are you Serious?

Waiving juveniles to criminal court often is justified on the grounds that they are deserving of more punitive criminal court sanctions and that the "get tough" approach to fighting crime will serve to deter future criminal conduct.

Juvenile offenders: should they be tried in adult courts?

He appealed to the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) to consider waiving the stall rental fees for a year or even two years to help the hawkers.

Waive stall rental for hawkers, Gerakan leader tells Penang

He said the SBP also regulates all private banks and there should be proper legislation to stop waiving off loans.

Lawmakers call for providing names of loans waivers

(I want to know about the decision to waive, did you talk to a lawyer for advice on waiving your right to counsel because I saw you talking a while ago.

2 Pasay cops refuse to testify in Senate inquiry

Selectman Ryan Fattman said he supported waiving the fees, but could not vote unless he had a better idea of how much money the town was passing on.

Fees for two projects waived; Building, zoning charges bypassed

Waiving attorney-client privilege for documents that the prosecution can use against the individual employees puts these individuals at a significant disadvantage.

Deferred prosecution agreements raise concerns

The service recently issued various letter rulings waiving the section 408(d)(3) 60-day rollover requirement and providing taxpayers with a fresh 60-day rollover period beginning on the letter ruling's date.

IRA rollovers after 60 days; the IRS can be lenient in certain circumstances

12 (2003), that a noncustodial parent was entitled to a dependency exemption because the custodial parent signed Form 8332, waiving the exemption.

HSA reporting

In this case, security personnel who report only on safety matters, or maintenance personnel who deal with providing building services, should not be viewed as "agents" of the landlord for purposes of waiving lease prohibitions of pets.