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abandonment
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abandonment
n.
deserting, forsaking, giving up, letting go
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Abandonment
The term abandonment has a multitude of uses, legal and extra-legal. This article attempts to provide a guide to the various legal and quasi-legal uses of the word and includes links to articles that deal with each of the distinct concepts at greater length.
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abandonment
Noun
1. the act of giving something up
(synonym) forsaking, desertion
(hypernym) rejection
(hyponym) exposure
(derivation) abandon, give up
2. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
(synonym) desertion, defection
(hypernym) withdrawal
(hyponym) abscondment, decampment
(derivation) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
3. the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
(hypernym) disposal, disposition
(hyponym) discard, throwing away
(derivation) abandon
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abandonment
n.
opuštění; zanechání; upuštění od čeho
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abandonment
Rzecz.
opuszczenie; zaniechanie
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