Definition of "waiver"

waiver

/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/

noun
plural waivers
1. The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
2. (law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
3. Something that releases a person from a requirement.
4. (obsolete) The process of waiving or outlawing a person.
verb
third-person singular simple present waivers, present participle waivering, simple past and past participle waivered
1. (transitive) To waive (to relinquish, to forego).
  Quotations
  The USACIDC Accreditation Division will conduct an annual reconciliation of the individual's academic achievement, through his or her unit commander, until he or she meets the waivered civilian education requirement.
  1987, AR 195-3 04/22/1987 Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel, US Department of Defense
2. Misspelling of waver.