глагол 1) а) юриспруденция отказываться (от права, требования) Например: to waive a counsel — отказаться от адвоката to waive privilege — отказаться от привилегии Синоним(ы): forgo б) не требовать выполнения чего-либо 2) временно откладывать, откладывать на неопределённое время 3) устаревшее уклоняться (от спора, темы)

transitive verb (waived; waiving) Etymology: Middle English weiven to decline, reject, give up, from Anglo-French waiver, gaiver, from waif lost, stray — more at waif 1. archaic give up, forsake 2. to throw away (stolen goods) 3. archaic to shunt aside (as a danger or duty) ; evade 4. a. to relinquish voluntarily (as a legal right)
Example: waive a jury trial b. to refrain from pressing or enforcing (as a claim or rule) ; forgo
Example: waive the fee 5. to put off from immediate consideration ; postpone 6. [influenced by wave (I)] to dismiss with or as if with a wave of the hand
Example: waived the problem aside 7. to place (a ball player) on waivers; also to release after placing on waivers Synonyms: see relinquish