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abandonment
 
Noun abandonment has 3 senses
  1. abandonment, forsaking, desertion - the act of giving something up
    --1 is a kind of rejection
    --1 has particulars: exposure; apostasy, tergiversation; bolt
    Derived forms: verb abandon3, verb abandon2
  2. desertion, abandonment, defection - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
    --2 is a kind of withdrawal
    --2 has particulars:
     abscondment, decampment; absence without leave, unauthorized absence; deviationism
    Derived form: verb abandon5
  3. abandonment - the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
    --3 is a kind of     disposal, disposition
    --3 has particulars: discard, throwing away; discard
    Derived form: verb abandon1
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