The difference between Abrogate and Waive

When used as verbs, abrogate means to annul by an authoritative act, whereas waive means to relinquish claim on a payment or fee which would otherwise be due.

Abrogate is also adjective with the meaning: abrogated.

Waive is also noun with the meaning: a woman put out of the protection of the law.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abrogate and Waive

  1. Abrogate as a verb (transitive):

    To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.

  2. Abrogate as a verb (transitive):

    To put an end to; to do away with.

  3. Abrogate as a verb (molecular biology, transitive):

    To block a process or function.

  1. Abrogate as an adjective (archaic):

    Abrogated; abolished.

  1. Waive as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego. To relinquish claim on a payment or fee which would otherwise be due.

    Examples:

    "If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law."

  2. Waive as a verb (now, _, rare):

    To put aside, avoid.

  3. Waive as a verb (obsolete):

    To outlaw (someone).

  4. Waive as a verb (obsolete):

    To abandon, give up (someone or something).

  1. Waive as a verb (obsolete):

    To move from side to side; to sway.

  2. Waive as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To stray, wander.

  1. Waive as a noun (obsolete, legal):

    A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.

  2. Waive as a noun (obsolete):

    A waif; a castaway.

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