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Renunciation
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What's The Definition Of Renunciation?
[n] the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
[n] rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" [n] an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned [n] the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) Synonyms | Synonyms for Renunciation: apostasy | defection | forgoing | forswearing | renouncement | repudiation Related Terms | Find terms related to Renunciation: See Also | abnegation | denial | disclaimer | disowning | disownment | forsaking | giving up | rejection | rejection | rejection | relinquishing | relinquishment | resignation | self-abnegation | self-denial | self-renunciation Renunciation In Webster's Dictionary \Re*nun`ci*a"tion\ (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n or
-sh?-?"sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio
ann announcement. See {Renounce}.]
1. The act of renouncing.
2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of
administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or
right.
Syn: Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment;
disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial;
abandonment; relinquishment.
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