0 past simple and past participle of waive
1 to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed:
These action status atoms are read (respectively) as (t) is obligatory, permitted, forbidden, done, and the obligation to do (t) is waived.
The sense in which injunctions protect autonomy is highlighted by the fact that an injunction can be waived, or sold for a fee.
The last survivor option can be waived only with the permission of the spouse.
Even these low charges are waived in cases of hardship certified by a medical social worker.
Nonetheless, in some instances at least it is clear that the fine was waived due to a temporary problem, rather than long-term poverty.
These authors argue, however, that the process of informed consent can only be waived by the patient.
At first, a recommendation from a responsible person (a doctor or nurse, for example) was required but since 1970 this has been waived.
We might say that its exercise in the other direction is being waived.
