renunciation

Noun
Synonyms: repudiationapostasydefectionrenouncementforgoingforswearing

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid“Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated”Synonyms: repudiation
  2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)Synonyms: apostasydefection
  3. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disownedSynonyms: renouncement
  4. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)Synonyms: forgoingforswearing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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