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waiver

[ wey-ver ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Law.
1. an intentional relinquishment of some right, interest, or the like.
2. an express or written statement of such relinquishment.
Sports. an arrangement under which a professional player is released to become available to join a different team, which must then assume the player’s existing contract.

waiver

/ ˈweɪvə /

the voluntary relinquishment, expressly or by implication, of some claim or right
the act or an instance of relinquishing a claim or right
a formal statement in writing of such relinquishment

Origin of waiver¹

First recorded in 1620–30; from Anglo-French weyver, noun use of weyver to waive; -er ³

Origin of waiver¹

C17: from Old Northern French weyver to relinquish, waive

As of 2012, there are over 523,000 people across the country on Medicaid waiver lists; over 309,000 of those people have I/DD.

Because Medicaid is not required to cover HCBS, because a waiver is not an entitlement, there are long waits for waivers.

The waiver waitlists are long enough if you live in one state without moving.

To get into the Navy, Hunter needed a separate waiver on account of his prior drug use.

Such waiver programs are available in every state, but there are usually long waiting lists.

Many a question though arises, what action amounts to a waiver of notice.

Let him waiver or be uncertain in his decisions and woe is it to him.

So Soviet citizens who were relatives of American citizens could receive a waiver of these sanctions.

The Attorney General has from the beginning interpreted 243(g) as involving waiver power.

So I take it that, in your judgment after reviewing the file, you think that the waiver should have been granted?

April 19, 2024tortuous

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