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waive
Verb
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When you waive one of your rights, you decide not to use it; you choose to give it up.
Because A'isha knew she had done nothing wrong, she decided to waive her right to have a lawyer with her and just tell the policeman what happened.
Before we went parachuting, the company made us waive our rights to sue them if one of us got hurt.
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If somebody waives something for you, you do not have to do something that is usually required.
The government usually requires people to learn English in order to become citizens. However, if a person is elderly and has been in the country a long time, the government may waive this requirement.
right
Adjective
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When something is right, it is correct.
You did the right thing.
right
Noun
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When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise.
He takes a right at the library.
She made a right turn on Oak Street.
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When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status.
You have the right to remain silent.
Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing.
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An action that is moral.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
right
Verb
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When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up.
He righted the boat.
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When you make something right, you correct it.
He tried to right a wrong.
right
Adverb
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In the direction 90º clockwise.
She turned right.