Renunciation vs Waiver - What's the difference?
renunciation | waiver |
the act of rejecting]] or [[renounce, renouncing something as invalid
the resignation of an ecclesiastical office
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
(legal) A legal document releasing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless). Also used for such a form even before it is filled out and signed.
Something that releases a person from a requirement.
See waive.
noun, waivers, the noun, especially in newspaper headlines for sports stories.
As nouns the difference between renunciation and waiver
is that renunciation is the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid while waiver is the act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.As a verb waiver is
misspelling of lang=en.renunciation
English
(wikipedia renunciation)Noun
(en noun)- The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
- The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.
See also
* abjurement * repudiationExternal links
* *waiver
English
Noun
(en noun)- I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.
- I needed a waiver from the department head to take the course because I didn't technically have the prerequisite courses.
- I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park.