relinquishment


relinquishment
n. Abandonment of a right or thing.
See also abstention.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • Relinquishment — Re*lin quish*ment ( ment), n. The act of relinquishing. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Relinquishment — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Relinquishment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 relinquishment relinquishment abandonment Sgm: N 1 desertion desertion defection secession withdrawal Sgm: N 1 cave of Adullam cave of Adullam Sgm: N 1 nolle prosequi …   English dictionary for students

  • relinquishment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Giving up Nouns 1. (of an object) relinquishment, abandonment, expropriation, dereliction; cession, surrender, dispensation; resignation, abdication; abnegation, rejection; riddance. See discontinuance,… …   English dictionary for students

  • relinquishment — relinquish ► VERB ▪ willingly cease to keep or claim; give up. DERIVATIVES relinquishment noun. ORIGIN Latin relinquere, from linquere to leave …   English terms dictionary

  • relinquishment by gift — index disposition (transfer of property) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • relinquishment — noun see relinquish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • relinquishment — See relinquisher. * * * …   Universalium

  • relinquishment — noun The act of relinquishing something. Syn: abandonment, cession, renunciation, surrender …   Wiktionary

  • relinquishment — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abdication, abeyance, abjuration, abjurement, breakoff, capitulation, cease, ceasing, cessation, cession, close, closing, cold storage, demission, deposal, desinence, desistance, discontinuance,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • relinquishment — re lin·quish·ment || rɪ lɪnkwɪʃmÉ™nt n. act of surrendering, act of giving up, renouncement; desertion, abandonment, act of forsaking …   English contemporary dictionary

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