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WOTD: waiver

Posted on August 21, 2020August 6, 2020 by Wordsmyth

noun

1. the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy.
The city may grant a waiver to the group to allow them to hold their event in the city park.

2. a document expressing such an act.

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