waive sb's time
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| 1 | as she voluntarily gave up her right to respond at a certain time |
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as she voluntarily gave up her right to respond at a certain time Explanation: is one possible interpretation |
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peer agreement (net): +2comment Explanation: I agree with Tony's suggestion that this is a simple error. The 'time to answer' in a divorce proceeding is the time the defendent is formally granted (by law) to respond to the petition for divorce filed by the plaintiff. If the defendent (being either realistic or a gentleman) waives the time to answer (i.e. does not insist on using it), the proceeding can continue directly without first having to wait for this time to expire. It seems rather unlikely that 'her' refers to the plaintiff here -- first because this is not how legal language is written, and second because the defendent is not entitled to waive a right of the plaintiff. |
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