Found 3 items, similar to Abandonment.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: abandonment penelantaran
English → English (WordNet) Definition: abandonment abandonment n 1: the act of giving something up [syn: forsaking, desertion] 2: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; “his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless” [syn: desertion, defection] 3: the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
English → English (gcide) Definition: Abandonment Abandonment \A*ban"don*ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. abandonnement.] 1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [1913 Webster] The abandonment of the independence of Europe. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mar. Law) 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Com. Law) (a) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc. (b) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion. [1913 Webster] 4. Careless freedom or ease; abandon. [R.] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] ||