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Meaning of 'abandonment'
Meaning of 'abandonment' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Abandonment 
[ n.]
- The act of abandoning, or the state of being
abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [ n.]- 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.
- The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc.
- The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.
- Careless freedom or ease; abandon.
Meaning of 'abandonment' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. abandonment [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
Example in sentence:
- his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
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