Definition of abandonment - WordReference.com Dictionary

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abandonment
A	noun
	1	desertion, abandonment, defection
			withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚departure; going; going away; leaving ╚withdrawal ╚desertion, abandonment, defection ╚deviationism ╚absence without leave; unauthorized absence ╚abscondment; decampment
	2	abandonment
			the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚disposal; disposition ╚abandonment ╚discard ╚discard; throwing away
	3	abandonment, forsaking, desertion
			the act of giving something up
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚rejection ╚abandonment, forsaking, desertion ╚bolt ╚apostasy; tergiversation ╚exposure

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