waiver

décharge, acte de renonciation

Document déclarant que vous renoncez à un droit ou acceptez de ne pas tenir quelqu’un pour responsable.

En anglais simple : A document saying you give up a right or agree not to hold someone responsible.

• Please sign this waiver.
• Every participant completed a liability waiver.
• Did you read the waiver before signing it?

Synonymes : release

Expressions courantes : sign a waiver, liability waiver, waiver form

dispense, dérogation

Autorisation officielle de ne pas respecter une règle précise ou remplir une condition.

En anglais simple : Official permission not to follow a particular rule or meet a requirement.

• Students can apply for a fee waiver.
• The department granted him a waiver from the course requirement.
• Was your request for a waiver approved?

Comment l'utiliser : waiver of something (She received a waiver of the application fee.); waiver from something (He requested a waiver from the language requirement.)

Synonymes : exemption, dispensation

Expressions courantes : fee waiver, grant a waiver, waiver for something

renonciation

Fait de choisir de ne pas exercer un droit ou de ne pas faire une réclamation.

En anglais simple : The act of choosing not to use a right or make a claim.

• She agreed to a waiver of her rights.
• Their silence did not imply a waiver of the claim.
• The agreement required a voluntary waiver of that privilege.

Comment l'utiliser : waiver of something (His agreement included a waiver of his right to appeal.)

Synonymes : relinquishment, renunciation

Expressions courantes : waiver of rights, voluntary waiver, implied waiver