relinquishment
noun
1 relinquishment
A verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc..
synonym: relinquishing.
Roget 624: relinquishment, abandonment; desertion, defection, secession, withdrawal; cave of Adullam†; nolle prosequi [Lat.]. discontinuance etc. (cessation) 142; renunciation ... show more
Roget 678: forbearance, abstinence; disuse; relinquishment etc. 782; desuetude etc. (want of habit) 614; disusage†.
Roget 757: resignation, retirement, abdication, renunciation, abjuration; abandonment, relinquishment.
Roget 782: relinquishment, abandonment etc. (of a course) 624; renunciation, expropriation†, dereliction; cession, surrender, dispensation; quitclaim deed; resignation ... show more
2 relinquishment
The act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc..
synonym: relinquishing.
Moby thesaurus: abandonment, abdication, abeyance, abjuration, abjurement, breakoff, capitulation, cease, ceasing, cessation, cession, close, closing, cold storage, demission, deposal, desinence, desistance, discontinuance, discontinuation ... show more.
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