waiver
Voluntary rights relinquishment
A waiver is the voluntary surrender of a right or claim.
Legal documents called waivers formalize this: Sign the liability waiver before using the gym.
In sports, placing a player on waivers makes them available for other teams to claim.
To waive is the verb: She waived her right to an attorney.
Protected from harm
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
derogation · carve-out · opt-out · bypass · workaround · loophole · variance · allowance
Cease resistance, yield
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- yieldingBending under pressure
concession · giving up · release · disclaimer · abdication · ceding · letting go · foregoing
Protection against financial loss
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- damagesCompensation for injury
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- responsibilityState of being answerable
risk · injury · accident · malpractice · fault · compensation · hold harmless · assumption of risk
Written or electronic file
- formShape or document
- agreementShared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- clauseProvision in agreement
signature · consent · signatory · notarize · binding · liability release · hold harmless · indemnification
Granted right to act
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- permitOfficial written authorization
pass · authorization · license · credential · green light · go-ahead · endorsement · sanction
immunity
Protected from harm
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
privilege · derogation · carve-out · opt-out · bypass · workaround · loophole · variance · allowance · release
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
yielding · concession · giving up · release · disclaimer · abdication · ceding · letting go · foregoing · sacrificing
indemnity
Protection against financial loss
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- damagesCompensation for injury
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
responsibility · risk · injury · accident · malpractice · fault · compensation · hold harmless · assumption of risk · disclaimer
document
Written or electronic file
clause · signature · consent · signatory · notarize · binding · liability release · hold harmless · indemnification · covenant
permission
Granted right to act
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
permit · pass · authorization · license · credential · green light · go-ahead · endorsement · sanction · ratification
- Exceptionsexception, exemption, exclusion, special case, anomaly
- paperworkinvoice, permit, documents, license, filing
- legalesehereby, herein, hereinafter, hereof, hereto
- life insuranceterm life, whole life, life insurance, beneficiary, premium
- contract termscontract terms, agreement, terms, conditions, condition
- eligibilityeligible, ineligible, eligibility, eligibility criteria, qualified
waiverclaim
Statement of ownership or truth
assertion · demand · enforcement · insistence · invocation
waiverrequirement
Mandatory condition to fulfill
mandate · obligation · enforcement · imposition · stipulation
waiveracceptance
Consent to receive
acknowledgment · admission · embrace · undertaking · face
- tuition waiverExemption from academic fees
- liability waiverLegal exemption from responsibility
- fee waiverRelease from required payment
- waiver formLegal liability disclaimer document
- waived feesCosts officially excused
- damage waiverContract limiting repair responsibility