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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• 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. The release or relinquishment of a claim, action, right, or title
  2. 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
  3. A renunciation of claims.

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  1. The release or relinquishment of a claim, action, right, or title
  2. 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
  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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• abandonment

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The capacity of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint

• tolerance

  1. The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.
  2. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
  3. Diminution in the physiological response to a drug that occurs after continued use, necessitating larger doses to produce a given response.

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  1. The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.
  2. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
  3. Diminution in the physiological response to a drug that occurs after continued use, necessitating larger doses to produce a given response.

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• patience

  1. Steadiness, endurance, or perseverance in the performance of a task
  2. The capacity, quality, or fact of being patient:
  3. The will or ability to wait or endure without complaint

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  1. Steadiness, endurance, or perseverance in the performance of a task
  2. The capacity, quality, or fact of being patient:
  3. The will or ability to wait or endure without complaint

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• long-suffering

  1. Patient endurance.
  2. Long and patient endurance of injuries, insults, trouble, etc.

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  1. Patient endurance.
  2. Long and patient endurance of injuries, insults, trouble, etc.

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• forbearance

  1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
  2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
  3. (Law) The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.

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  1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
  2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
  3. (Law) The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.

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Mental preparation for something unwelcome

• unresistingness

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• yieldingness

  1. Tendency to yield; submissiveness.

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  1. Tendency to yield; submissiveness.

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• compliance

  1. (--- Medicine) Willingness to follow a prescribed course of treatment.
  2. A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
  3. A complying with or giving in to a request, wish, or demand; acquiescence

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  1. (--- Medicine) Willingness to follow a prescribed course of treatment.
  2. A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
  3. A complying with or giving in to a request, wish, or demand; acquiescence

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• endurance

  1. Ability to stand pain, distress, fatigue, etc.; fortitude
  2. The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress:
  3. The state or fact of persevering:

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  1. Ability to stand pain, distress, fatigue, etc.; fortitude
  2. The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress:
  3. The state or fact of persevering:

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• acquiescence

  1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  2. (Law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.
  3. The act of acquiescing; agreement or consent without protest

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  1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  2. (Law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.
  3. The act of acquiescing; agreement or consent without protest

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• resignedness

  1. The state or condition of being resigned (passively accepting a situation).

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  1. The state or condition of being resigned (passively accepting a situation).

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• self-abnegation

  1. Lack of consideration for oneself or one's own interest; self-denial
  2. The denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. in the sake of another's; the setting aside of self-interest
  3. The setting aside of self-interest for the sake of others or for a belief or principle.

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  1. Lack of consideration for oneself or one's own interest; self-denial
  2. The denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. in the sake of another's; the setting aside of self-interest
  3. The setting aside of self-interest for the sake of others or for a belief or principle.

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• renunciation

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

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

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• submissiveness

  1. The state or quality of being submissive.

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  1. The state or quality of being submissive.

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• docility

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• deference

  1. The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
  2. Submission or courteous respect given to another, often in recognition of authority.
  3. Courteous regard or respect

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  1. The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
  2. Submission or courteous respect given to another, often in recognition of authority.
  3. Courteous regard or respect

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• patience

  1. The state, quality, or fact of being patient
  2. The will or ability to wait or endure without complaint
  3. Steadiness, endurance, or perseverance in the performance of a task

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  1. The state, quality, or fact of being patient
  2. The will or ability to wait or endure without complaint
  3. Steadiness, endurance, or perseverance in the performance of a task

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• passivity

  1. The condition or quality of being passive; inactivity, quiescence, or submissiveness.
  2. The state or quality of being passive; esp., inaction, inertia, submissiveness, etc.
  3. A lack of initiative.

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  1. The condition or quality of being passive; inactivity, quiescence, or submissiveness.
  2. The state or quality of being passive; esp., inaction, inertia, submissiveness, etc.
  3. A lack of initiative.

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• humility

  1. The quality or condition of being humble.
  2. The state or quality of being humble; absence of vanity or excessive pride

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  1. The quality or condition of being humble.
  2. The state or quality of being humble; absence of vanity or excessive pride

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• submission

  1. Something thus submitted, as an article or photograph to a publisher
  2. The act or fact of submitting to the power of another:
  3. (Law) An agreement whereby parties to a dispute submit the matter to arbitration and agree to be bound by the decision

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  1. Something thus submitted, as an article or photograph to a publisher
  2. The act or fact of submitting to the power of another:
  3. (Law) An agreement whereby parties to a dispute submit the matter to arbitration and agree to be bound by the decision

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The act of resigning

• termination of one's connection

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• giving up office

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• tendering one's resignation

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• vacating

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• abandonment

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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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• withdrawal

  1. The act or an instance of retracting or revoking:
  2. The physiological and mental reaction to such discontinuance, often characterized by distressing symptoms:
  3. The act or process of giving up the use of a narcotic drug to which one has become addicted, typically accompanied by distressing physiological and mental effects (withdrawal symptoms)

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  1. The act or an instance of retracting or revoking:
  2. The physiological and mental reaction to such discontinuance, often characterized by distressing symptoms:
  3. The act or process of giving up the use of a narcotic drug to which one has become addicted, typically accompanied by distressing physiological and mental effects (withdrawal symptoms)

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• surrender

  1. The act or an instance of surrendering:
  2. (Law) The yielding of the possession of an estate to a party with a reversion or remainder interest in the estate, or of a lease to a landlord, prior to the term's expiration.
  3. (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

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  1. The act or an instance of surrendering:
  2. (Law) The yielding of the possession of an estate to a party with a reversion or remainder interest in the estate, or of a lease to a landlord, prior to the term's expiration.
  3. (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

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• abdication

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• giving-up

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• quitting

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• leaving

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• departure

  1. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:
  2. (Archaic) Death
  3. The act of leaving.

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  1. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:
  2. (Archaic) Death
  3. The act of leaving.

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• retirement

  1. The portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
  2. Withdrawal from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age.
  3. A retiring or being retired; specif., withdrawal from work, business, etc. because of age

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  1. The portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
  2. Withdrawal from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age.
  3. A retiring or being retired; specif., withdrawal from work, business, etc. because of age

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