waiver
A legal paper you sign to say you give up a right or will not make a legal claim against someone.
A written legal document in which a person voluntarily gives up a right or agrees not to hold another party legally responsible.
An official permission that says you do not have to follow a rule or pay a fee that other people must follow or pay.
An official exemption that allows a person or group not to follow a rule or not to pay a fee that would normally apply.
In some sports leagues, an official system where a team puts a player on a list so other teams can take that player’s contract.
In professional sports leagues, a formal process through which a team offers a player’s contract to other teams before releasing or moving the player.
- Base: waiver
- Plural: waiver, waivers
be on waivers
1player listed in waivers system
To be in the sports system where any other team can choose to take your contract.
- Several veteran players are currently on waivers.
- He was surprised to hear he was on waivers again this season.
clear waivers
1finish waivers unclaimed
When no team takes a player during the waivers period, so the player is now free for other moves by the original team.
- If he clears waivers, the team can assign him to the minor league.
- The veteran forward cleared waivers and became a free agent.
fee waiver
1official removal of a fee
An official permission that says you do not have to pay a certain cost or charge.
- Applicants with financial need may qualify for a fee waiver.
- She requested a fee waiver for the exam because she was unemployed.
liability waiver
1document limiting legal responsibility
A legal paper that says a person or company is not responsible if you are hurt or something is damaged.
- The company includes a liability waiver in all its rental agreements.
- Participants must sign a liability waiver before entering the race.
medical waiver
1exemption from medical requirement
A paper or decision that says someone does not have to follow a medical rule, or accepts medical risk, usually because of health reasons.
- She received a medical waiver that excused her from the fitness test.
- Parents must sign a medical waiver if they do not want their child to be vaccinated at school.
place [someone] on waivers
1submit a player to waivers
For a sports team to put a player into the official system where other teams can take that player’s contract.
- The club decided to place the injured forward on waivers.
- They placed him on waivers to free up a spot on the roster.
sign a waiver
1sign a legal waiver document
To write your name on a legal paper that says you give up some right or will not make a legal claim.
- Before you can join the tour, you have to sign a waiver.
- All volunteers are asked to sign a waiver at the start of the project.
- She refused to sign a waiver without talking to her lawyer first.
visa waiver
1permission to enter without visa
A rule or program that lets people from some countries visit another country without getting a visa.
- Tourists from those countries can travel under the visa waiver program.
- He was allowed to enter on a visa waiver for up to 90 days.
waiver form
1preprinted waiver document
A printed paper with standard text where people can sign to agree to a waiver.
- Please fill out the waiver form at the front desk.
- The coach handed each parent a waiver form to sign.
waiver of liability
1statement removing legal responsibility
A legal sentence or part of a document that says one person or company is not responsible if something bad happens.
- The contract includes a broad waiver of liability for the organizer.
- By signing the waiver of liability, you accept the risks of the activity.