Waiver vs. Disclaimer

Waivernoun

The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.

Waivernoun

(legal) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).

Waivernoun

Something that releases a person from a requirement.

Waivernoun

(obsolete) The process of waiving or outlawing a person.

Waiververb

(transitive) To waive.

Waiververb

misspelling of waver

Waivernoun

The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.

Waivernoun

a formal written statement of relinquishment

Waiver

A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right or privilege. Regulatory agencies of state departments or the federal government may issue waivers to exempt companies from certain regulations.

Disclaimernoun

One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

Disclaimernoun

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

Disclaimernoun

(legal) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

Disclaimernoun

(proscribed) A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.

Disclaimernoun

One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

Disclaimernoun

A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

Disclaimernoun

A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions, and the like.

Disclaimernoun

(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something

Disclaimernoun

denial of any connection with or knowledge of

Disclaimer

A disclaimer is generally any statement intended to specify or delimit the scope of rights and obligations that may be exercised and enforced by parties in a legally recognized relationship. In contrast to other terms for legally operative language, the term disclaimer usually implies situations that involve some level of uncertainty, waiver, or risk.