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relinquishment

DEFINITIONS OF: relinquishment

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n the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

Synonyms:
relinquishing
Types:
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ceding, cession
the act of ceding
handover
act of relinquishing property or authority etc
discharge, release, waiver
a formal written statement of relinquishment
exemption, granting immunity, immunity
an act exempting someone
ceding back, recession
the act of ceding back
Type of:
conclusion, ending, termination
the act of ending something

n a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

Synonyms:
relinquishing
Types:
giving up, surrender, yielding
a verbal act of admitting defeat
Type of:
renouncement, renunciation
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
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