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waive
waive /'wāv/ vt waived, waiv·ing [Anglo-French waiver weiver, literally to abandon, forsake, from waif weif forlorn, stray, probably from Old Norse veif something loose or flapping]
1: to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and intentionally
the defendant waived a felony hearing on the charge — National Law Journal compare forfeit, reserve
2: to refrain from enforcing or requiring
some statutes waive the age requirement — W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
waiv·able adj

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.