- (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.
- (n.) The relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege, as to mill site, etc.
- (n.) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
- (n.) Careless freedom or ease; abandon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "abandonment" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/abandonment/definitions/1969520> |