English English Dictionary
        
        English English Dictionary
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        Result for Abandonment
    
        Abandonment
        (n.)
    
    
        The act of abandoning, or the state of being
   abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
    
        Abandonment
        (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.
    
        Abandonment
        (n.)
    
    
        The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as
   to mill site, etc.
    
        Abandonment
        (n.)
    
    
        The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound
   by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.
    
        Abandonment
        (n.)
    
    
        Careless freedom or ease; abandon.