abdication

Definitions of abdication
  1. noun
    a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
  2. noun
    the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
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    types:
    renoncement, renonciation
    an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
    abandon, renonciation
    a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
    type of:
    expression, formulation
    the use of language to perform some act
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