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sign away

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to dispose of or lose by or as if by signing a document

    he signed away all his rights

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When Kate St. John, 31, started IVF in 2023, she got her husband to sign away rights to their embryos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

The couple says Veytia forced them to sign away the property.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

Just weeks after the law’s passage, the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office drafted a waiver asking defendants accepting plea bargains to sign away the right to have this law used.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024

“I just don’t understand why they’re trying to make us sign away rights that we have,” said Jami Wallace, who left her home after the derailment.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

When I finally dared to look again at the courtyard, I found that someone had tom the sign away.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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