The person with the right to the particular privilege is also the one with the right to waive it.
In some states, such as Ohio, yes, a spouse can waive the attorney-client privilege. A spouse can waive it or the executor of the estate. See case "State v. Doe" in Ohio case law. The attorney for a deceased inmate who was involved in the murder/disappearance of Erica Baker, was made to testify about the information concerning her client, even though her client requested that she not reveal what happened. Justice Moyer reasoned that the privilege is held by the client and not the lawyer and that since the spouse waived such privilege, she must reveal her confidences.
The verb to waive simply means to refrain from taking something that one has the right to have. An example would be when one gives up their right to having an attorney present while being questioned by the police.
The past tense of waive is waived.
To forgo as a right or claim means to voluntarily give up or relinquish a legal entitlement or privilege that one possesses. It can be a deliberate decision to waive or renounce a right, choosing not to exercise it.
A homophone for "waive" is "wave."
The homophone of "waive" is "wave".
Waiver is the noun form for the verb 'to waive'.
The prisoner decided to waive his right to a trial.
No. If the testimony you are about to give could incriminate you personally, then you can plead your fifth amendment rights. But once you waive the priviledge, without mitigating circumstances (you were not in your right mind, coersion, etc.) you can not decide to accept the priviledge again.
She begged the bank to waive the overdraft charge of thirty dollars.
Yes....you waive at him and he doesn't waive back
A real estate broker can waive a commission at will.