waive
verb (used with object)
to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo.
had waived
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past perfectof waive.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Selakovic had waived his right to ministerial immunity, allowing the trial to proceed, and all the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
The team also announced that it had waived two-way center Christian Koloko.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
The gay couple on the other side of the litigation argued that Davis had waived her ability to seek reconsideration of Obergefell because she didn’t make that argument at earlier stages of the litigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
According to this set of precedents, Stellarco had waived its right to alternative dispute resolution by filing this lawsuit.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023
On the upside, Dad said, the house had cost only a thousand dollars, and the owner had waived the down payment.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
