waive one's rights

  • 51ONA'AH — (Heb. אוֹנָאָה; overreaching ), the act of wronging another by selling him an article for more than its real worth or by purchasing from him an article for less than its real worth. Origin and Nature of the Prohibition The prohibition against ona …

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  • 52MEḤILAH — (Heb. מְחִילָה; waiver ), the renunciation, repudiation, abandonment, or surrender of some claim, right, or privilege. Meḥilah may be the waiver of a present right or lien or the waiver of the right to a future increment; in the latter case, it… …

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  • 54relinquish — relinquish, yield, leave, resign, surrender, cede, abandon, waive are comparable when they mean to let go from one s control or possession or to give up completely. Relinquish in itself seldom carries any added implication, but it often acquires… …

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  • 55Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …

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  • 57Indiana v. Edwards — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants = Indiana v. Edwards ArgueDate = March 26 ArgueYear = 2008 DecideDate = June 19 DecideYear = 2008 FullName = State of Indiana v. Ahmad Edwards USVol = 554 USPage = Citation = Prior = Conviction reversed by the… …

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  • 58France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 59property law — Introduction       principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …

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  • 60waiver — waiv·er / wā vər/ n [Anglo French, from waiver to waive]: the act of intentionally or knowingly relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege; also: the legal instrument evidencing such an act compare estoppel, forfeiture ◇ Acts… …

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