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, or hold harmless clause.
Definition of YAUPON. : a holly (Ilex vomitoria) of the southeastern United States that has smooth elliptical leaves with emetic and purgative properties.ADVERTISEMENT.Catawba yÄÌpÄ, from yÄ- tree + pÄ leaf. a holly (Ilex vomitoria) of the southeastern United States that has smooth elliptical leaves with emetic and purgative properties. ADVERTISEMENT. Catawba yÄÌpÄ, from yÄ- tree + pÄ leaf.
Yam (vegetable) For the vegetable sometimes called yam in the United States, see sweet potato. For the vegetable called yam in New Zealand, see Oxalis tuberosa. Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers. These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Oceania. Many cultivars of yams are known.