abdication

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Synonyms: dedication, indication, fabrication, abduction, addiction, eddication, abdicative, aprication, audiation, medication, radication

Antonyms: dedication, indication, fabrication, abduction, addiction, eddication, abdicative, aprication, audiation, medication, radication

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of disowning or disinheriting a child. {{defdate|Attested from the mid 16^th century until the mid 17^th century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=3}}</ref>
2. {{senseid|en|renunciation}} The act of [[abdicate|abdicating]]; the [[renunciation]] of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its [[holder]]. {{defdate|First attested in the early 17^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power. {{defdate|First attested in the late 17^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
4. {{lb|en|obsolete|legal}} The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; [[abandonment]]. {{defdate|Attested only in the mid 18^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The action of being deposed from the seat of power. {{defdate|Attested only in the mid 17^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>

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