waived

[weyvd]

adjective

1. set aside or dispensed with.

   We offer many benefits to individuals with military experience, including waived fees, reduced tuition, and lifetime career services.

2. Law.,  (of a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally relinquished.

   Waived health plan coverage cannot be reinstated retroactively.

3. Sports.,  (of a professional player) released on a waiver; released by a team and made available to join another team, which must assume the player’s existing contract.

   Under their rules, if only one team claims a waived player, he can be traded immediately, but if more than one team puts in a claim, the player can't be traded for thirty days.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of waive.

Other Word Forms

• unwaived adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of waived¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; waive ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Those rules are only waived in extraordinary circumstances.

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“We had a gun to our head,” Baum told Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff, who’s overseeing the juvenile hall abuse cases, when pressed by the judge on why he waived the rule.

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She has waived her right to anonymity to share her experiences with the BBC.

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“This right cannot be waived and may be exercised at any point.”

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So deep that veteran running back Ronnie Rivers and several recent draft picks were among 23 players waived on Tuesday as the Rams trimmed the roster to the NFL-mandated 53 players.

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