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sign sth away

phrasal verb with sign
 
 
/saɪn/ verb

Definition

to give up your rights to something by signing a legal document: Under the treaty, both sides will sign away a third of their nuclear weapons.Signing and signatures
(Definition of sign sth away from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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