Another word for abandonment

The act of forsaking

• desertion

  1. (Law) Willful abandonment of a spouse or child owed a duty of support.
  2. (Law) The willful abandonment of one's spouse, children, etc.
  3. The willful, permanent separation of one spouse from the other without acceptable cause or the other's consent, considered as a ground for divorce.

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  1. (Law) Willful abandonment of a spouse or child owed a duty of support.
  2. (Law) The willful abandonment of one's spouse, children, etc.
  3. The willful, permanent separation of one spouse from the other without acceptable cause or the other's consent, considered as a ground for divorce.

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A giving up of a possession, claim, or right

• waiver

  1. Something that releases a person from a requirement.
  2. Permission for a professional athletic club to assign a player to the minor leagues or release a player from the club, granted only after all other clubs have been given the opportunity to claim the player and have not done so.
  3. A dispensation, as from a rule or penalty.

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  1. Something that releases a person from a requirement.
  2. Permission for a professional athletic club to assign a player to the minor leagues or release a player from the club, granted only after all other clubs have been given the opportunity to claim the player and have not done so.
  3. A dispensation, as from a rule or penalty.

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• surrender

  1. The act of surrendering, yielding, or giving up, over, or in
  2. (Insurance) The voluntary abandonment of a policy by an insured person in return for a cash payment (surrender value), thus freeing the company of liability
  3. The act or an instance of surrendering:

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  1. The act of surrendering, yielding, or giving up, over, or in
  2. (Insurance) The voluntary abandonment of a policy by an insured person in return for a cash payment (surrender value), thus freeing the company of liability
  3. The act or an instance of surrendering:

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• resignation

  1. The act of resigning
  2. An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or office:
  3. Patient submission; passive acceptance; acquiescence

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  1. The act of resigning
  2. An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or office:
  3. Patient submission; passive acceptance; acquiescence

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• renunciation

  1. The act or an instance of renouncing:
  2. The act or an instance of renouncing; a giving up formally or voluntarily, often at a sacrifice, of a right, claim, title, etc.
  3. The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid

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  1. The act or an instance of renouncing:
  2. The act or an instance of renouncing; a giving up formally or voluntarily, often at a sacrifice, of a right, claim, title, etc.
  3. The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid

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• relinquishment

  1. The act of relinquishing something.

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  1. The act of relinquishing something.

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• quitclaim

  1. A deed or other legal paper in which a person relinquishes to another a claim or title to some property or right without guaranteeing or warranting such title
  2. The release or relinquishment of a claim, action, right, or title
  3. A renunciation of claims.

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  1. A deed or other legal paper in which a person relinquishes to another a claim or title to some property or right without guaranteeing or warranting such title
  2. The release or relinquishment of a claim, action, right, or title
  3. A renunciation of claims.

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• demission

  1. Relinquishment of an office or function.

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  1. Relinquishment of an office or function.

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• abdication

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A complete surrender of inhibitions

• wildness

  1. The quality of being wild or untamed

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  1. The quality of being wild or untamed

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• wantonness

  1. (Uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
  2. (Countable, dated) A particular wanton act.

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  1. (Uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
  2. (Countable, dated) A particular wanton act.

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• unrestraint

  1. Lack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.
  2. Lack of or freedom from restraint.

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  1. Lack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.
  2. Lack of or freedom from restraint.

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• incontinence

  1. The quality or state of being incontinent.

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  1. The quality or state of being incontinent.

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• abandon

  1. A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19^th century.]
  2. Great enthusiasm or lack of restraint:
  3. Unrestrained freedom of action or emotion; surrender to one's impulses

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  1. A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19^th century.]
  2. Great enthusiasm or lack of restraint:
  3. Unrestrained freedom of action or emotion; surrender to one's impulses

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