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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid;
- Example: "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
[syn: repudiation, renunciation]

2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes);
[syn: apostasy, renunciation, defection]

3. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned;
[syn: renunciation, renouncement]

4. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.);
[syn: renunciation, forgoing, forswearing]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Renunciation \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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of
      administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or
      right.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment;
        disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial;
        abandonment; relinquishment.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

renunciation
    n 1: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid;
         "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President
         had negotiated" [syn: repudiation, renunciation]
    2: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your
       political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing
       beliefs or causes) [syn: apostasy, renunciation,
       defection]
    3: an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is
       surrendered or disowned [syn: renunciation, renouncement]
    4: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or
       surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege
       etc.) [syn: renunciation, forgoing, forswearing]