abandonment
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- the act of giving something upSynonyms: forsakingdesertion
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility“his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless”Synonyms: desertiondefection
- the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Abandonment \A*ban"don*ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. abandonnement.]
1.The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [1913 Webster]
The abandonment of the independence of Europe.— Burke.[1913 Webster]
2.(Mar. Law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against. [1913 Webster]
3.(Com. Law) (a) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc. (b) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion. [1913 Webster]
4.Careless freedom or ease; abandon. [R.] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]