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waive

waive \'wa-v\ vt [ME weiven, fr. ONF weyver, fr. waif lost, unclaimed] 
   archaic  1: to give up FORSAKE  2: to throw away (stolen goods) : ABANDON  
   archaic  3: to shunt aside (as a danger or duty) : EVADE  4a: to relinquish 
   voluntarily (as a legal right) {~ a jury trial> 4b: to refrain from 
   pressing or enforcing (as a claim or rule) : FORG O 5: to put off from 
   immediate consideration : POSTPONE  6: to dismiss with or as if with a wave 
   of the hand