The phrase "attempt to waive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to relinquish or give up a right, claim, or privilege.
Example: "The company made an attempt to waive its right to pursue legal action against the contractor."
Alternatives: "try to forgo" or "make an effort to relinquish".
In a post this week denouncing the idea of "guilty pleasures," Jennifer Szalai cites "Scandal," ABC's Washington, D.C., power-player drama, as an example of something that anxious, highbrow aspirants attempt to waive away with the phrase.
By Ian Crouch December 12 , 2013In a post this week denouncing the idea of "guilty pleasures," Jennifer Szalai cites "Scandal," ABC's Washington, D.C., power-player drama, as an example of something that anxious, highbrow aspirants attempt to waive away with the phrase.
Environmental activists were critical of any attempt to waive CEQA regulations, especially for such a notably "green" company as Tesla, whose all-electric cars emit no greenhouse gases or other air pollution.
Indeed, it ruled that the conflict was so great that the fact that Mr. Schwarz had attempted to waive his right to a different lawyer at the time of the trial in 1999 was not enough.
At the 2013 trade deadline the Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly attempted to acquire Kiprusoff, but he elected not to waive his no-trade clause amid speculation that he intended to retire at season's end.
Because no pre-existing rule of law required the secretary of state to waive the time limit on the facts presented, the Florida Supreme Court's attempt to enforce its newly announced rule retroactively plainly fails to satisfy 3 U.S.C.
After further evaluating weather patterns around Florida, managers on the ground chose to waive the second opportunity as well, and wait one more day to attempt to get the orbiter into Florida on Sunday.
Prosecutors asked Judge Debra Nelson in a motion to remind Zimmerman "that should defendant in fact wish to waive any pre-trial immunity challenge under this statute, he may not attempt to do so later, particularly once trial has commenced".
It is in part this experience that has prompted Rolls to waive its usual reluctance to get involved directly in speed record attempts.
But on any attempts to bring legal redress for the UN's own admission of failure, the international organisation is unwilling to waive its own immunity from prosecution.
