-və(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Anglo-French weyver, from Old North French weyver to abandon, waive (taken as a noun)
1. : the act of waiving or intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege
the defendant's waiver of a jury trial
a waiver of the privilege of immunity from prosecution
a waiver of a contract provision
specifically : the relinquishment by a team of one professional baseball league of the right to buy the contract of a player at a stipulated price before he can go to a club of any other league
asked for waivers on him and he left the big leagues for good — Christopher Mathewson
2. : the document or legal instrument evidencing an act of waiving
signed a waiver of immunity