abandonment

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Synonyms: abandonments

Antonyms: abandonments

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Noun

1. The act of [[abandoning]], or the state of being abandoned; total [[desertion]]; [[relinquishment]]. {{defdate|Late 16^th century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=2}}</ref>
2. The [[voluntary]] [[leaving]] of a person to whom one is bound by a special [[relation]], as a [[wife]], [[husband]] or [[child]]; [[desertion]].
3. An abandoned [[building]] or [[structure]].
4. {{lb|en|legal}} The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a [[patent]] by an inventor; relinquishment of [[copyright]] by an author. {{defdate|Early 19^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
5. {{lb|en|legal}} 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. {{defdate|Early 19^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
6. The [[cessation]] of service on a particular segment of the lines of a [[common carrier]], as granted by a government agency.
7. A [[refusal]] to [[receive]] [[freight]] so [[damaged]] in [[transit]] as to be [[worthless]] and [[render]] [[carrier]] [[liable]] for its [[value]].
8. The self-surrender to an outside influence. {{defdate|Mid 19^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
9. [[abandon|Abandon]]; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions. {{defdate|Mid 19^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>

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