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abandonment |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abandonment \A*ban"don*ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. abandonnement.] 1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. The abandonment of the independence of Europe. --Burke. 2. (Mar. Law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against. 3. (Com. Law) a The relinquishment of a right claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc b The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion. 4. Careless freedom or ease; abandon. [R.] --Carlyle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abandonment n 1: the act of giving something up [syn: {forsaking}, {desertion}] 2: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" [syn: {desertion}, {defection}] 3: the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
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