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waive

Definitions

verb

  1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
  2. do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Examples

Prosecutors say a zoophilic British tourist broke that law when he wrote on a visa waiver application that he had never been convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude and wasn't entering the U.S. to engage in criminal or immoral activities.

Because there are several layers of appeal he can go through if he does not waive, that is our understanding also.

She waived her right to a lawyer.

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wave

Definitions

noun

  1. a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch

Examples

The microwave dinged and Leon seemed to get a little shocked from the noise.

AERONET is a global network of more than 100 sun photometers that measure the amount of sunlight absorbed by aerosols (fine particles in the air) at wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared.

She was cautious, but Feinstein finds no trace of dishonour in the care she took to keep herself alive and free through successive waves of revolution and purgation.

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