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2. Liability waiver - Wikipedia

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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 their participation. By doing so, the company attempts to remove legal liability from the business or person responsible for the activity.

3. List of types of waivers - Wikipedia

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   United States government. Visa Waiver Program, U.S. government system, allowing citizens of other countries to travel to the United States. United States Waiver of Inadmissibility, application for legal entry to the United States. Moral waiver, allows acceptance of a recruit into the U.S. military services. Felony waiver, special permission to ...

4. Legal release - Wikipedia

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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. A release may also be made orally in some circumstances. Releases are routinely used by photographers, in film production, by documentary filmmakers, or by radio and music producers ...

5. Assumption of risk - Wikipedia

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   Assumption of risk is a defense, specifically an affirmative defense, in the law of torts, which bars or reduces a plaintiff's right to recovery against a negligent tortfeasor if the defendant can demonstrate that the plaintiff voluntarily and knowingly assumed the risks at issue inherent to the dangerous activity in which the plaintiff was participating at the time of their injury.

6. Waiver - Wikipedia

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   While a waiver is often in writing, sometimes a person's words can also be used as a counteract to a waiver. An example of a written waiver is a disclaimer , which becomes a waiver when accepted. When the right to hold a person liable through a lawsuit is waived, the waiver may be called an exculpatory clause , liability waiver , legal release ...

7. Sovereign immunity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In United States law, the federal government as well as state and tribal governments generally enjoy sovereign immunity, also known as governmental immunity, from lawsuits. [1] Local governments in most jurisdictions enjoy immunity from some forms of suit, particularly in tort. The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act provides foreign governments ...