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Waiver

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A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right or privilege. [1]

21 relations: California, Civil procedure, Court, Defendant, Disclaimer, Due process, Estoppel, Excuse, Forfeiture and waiver, Illegal agreement, Indemnity, Legal fiction, Legal release, Liability waiver, Loan waiver, Personal jurisdiction, Reservation of rights, Rights, Supreme Court of the United States, Surrender (religion), Tort reform.

California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Civil procedure

Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters).

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Court

A court is a tribunal, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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Defendant

A defendant is a person accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or a person against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.

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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.

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Due process

Due process is the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person.

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Estoppel

Estoppel is a judicial device in common law legal systems whereby a court may prevent, or "estop" (a person who performs this is estopped) a person from making assertions or from going back on his or her word.

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Excuse

In jurisprudence, an excuse is a defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation.

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Forfeiture and waiver

Forfeiture and waiver are two concepts that U.S. courts apply in determining whether reversible error has occurred.

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Illegal agreement

An illegal agreement, under the common law of contract, is one that the courts will not enforce because the purpose of the agreement is to achieve an illegal end.

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Indemnity

Indemnity is a contractual obligation of one party (indemnitor) to compensate the loss occurred to the other party (indemnitee) due to the act of the indemnitor or any other party.

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Legal fiction

A legal fiction is a fact assumed or created by courts which is then used in order to help reach a decision or to apply a legal rule.

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Legal release

A legal release is a legal instrument that acts to terminate any legal liability between the releasor and the releasee(s), signed by the releasor.

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Liability waiver

A liability waiver is a legal document that a person who participates in an activity may sign to acknowledge the risks involved in his or her participation.

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Loan waiver

A loan waiver is the waiving of the real or potential liability of the person or party who has taken out a loan through the voluntary action of the person or party who has made the loan.

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Personal jurisdiction

Personal jurisdiction is a court's jurisdiction over the parties to a lawsuit, as opposed to subject-matter jurisdiction, which is jurisdiction over the law and facts involved in the suit.

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Reservation of rights

A reservation of rights, in American legal practice, is a statement that one is intentionally retaining his full legal rights to warn others of those rights.

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Rights

Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Surrender (religion)

To surrender in spirituality and religion means that a believer completely gives up his own will and subjects his thoughts, ideas, and deeds to the will and teachings of a higher power.

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Tort reform

Tort reform refers to proposed changes in the civil justice system that aim to reduce the ability of victims to bring tort litigation or to reduce damages they can receive.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiver

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