All 3 Uses
waive
in
An Innocent Client
(Edited)
- Do you waive the formal reading of the indictment?
p. 103.1 *waive = not enforce the right of
- Do you waive the formal reading?
p. 138.6
- We need to get him arraigned as soon as possible, unless you can get him to waive the rule.
p. 235.5waive = not enforce
Definitions:
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(1)
(waive as in: waive the right) not enforce something to which one would otherwise be entitled
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(2)
(waive as in: waive the discussion) not engage in
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(3)
(waive as in: waive the player) the release of a player from a sports team's roster while maintaining the payment contract (which another team can replace)
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)