About The Word Abandonment
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Abandonment
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What's The Definition Of Abandonment?
[n] withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
[n] the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away [n] the act of giving something up Synonyms | Synonyms for Abandonment: defection | desertion | forsaking Related Terms | Find terms related to Abandonment: See Also | abscondment | absence without leave | apostasy | bolt | decampment | deviationism | discard | disposal | disposition | exposure | rejection | tergiversation | throwing away | unauthorized absence | withdrawal Abandonment In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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