The meaning of Abdications

noun

The action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned.

Usage examples:

She had a feeling of utter abandonment and loneliness

noun

A formal or public statement that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving

Usage examples:

She was forced to make an abjuration of her catholic faith., her abjuration of her belief in indepe…

noun

The action of renouncing or rejecting something.

Usage examples:

Abnegation of political power

noun

The act of not allowing yourself to have something, especially something you like or want

Usage examples:

They believe it is the duty of women to live for others in complete abnegation of themselves., it i…

noun

The action of keeping away from or not doing something.

Usage examples:

One third of cancer deaths could be prevented by avoidance of smoking

noun

The practice of avoiding something

Usage examples:

Health insurance companies who have been showing very healthy profits have engaged in very serious …

verb

Give up (power or territory).

Usage examples:

In 1874, the islands were ceded to britain

noun

The formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state.

Usage examples:

The cession of twenty important towns

noun

An occasion when one person or country officially gives land or property to another, or the act of officially giving land or property away

Usage examples:

Reinsurance cessions reduce claims and claim expenses.

noun

An act of resigning from an office or position.

Usage examples:

The letter offering my formal demission of my function as king

noun

A situation in which a person or organization is forced to pay back money that they have made in an illegal way

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Disgorgement claims/payments/penalties, the sec is seeking disgorgement of the misappropriated funds.

verb

Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with.

Usage examples:

Lovell's rich family had disowned him because of his marriage

verb

Present participle of disown

Usage examples:

It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a for…

verb

Go without (something desirable).

Usage examples:

She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could

noun

An act of refusing to do something.

Usage examples:

He became tired of his friend's refusal to see him

noun

The act of saying that you will not do or accept something

Usage examples:

Her request for more money met with a refusal., refusal to do sth they were frustrated by his refus…

noun

The dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc.

Usage examples:

The union decided last night to recommend rejection of the offer

noun

The act or process of rejecting someone or something

Usage examples:

[ u ] fear of rejection, [ c ] i applied for ten jobs and got ten rejections.

noun

The act of refusing to accept an idea, suggestion, proposal, etc.

Usage examples:

The company's rejection of the proposal came as a total surprise., i've applied for loads of jobs a…

noun

The act of giving up something such as a responsibility, claim, or possession

Usage examples:

How do you negotiate the relinquishment of native title rights when you do not know what they are?,…

noun

The formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.

Usage examples:

The life of the spirit required renunciation of marriage

noun

Rejection of a proposal or idea.

Usage examples:

The repudiation of reformist policies

noun

An act of resigning from a job or office.

Usage examples:

He announced his resignation

noun

The action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work.

Usage examples:

A man nearing retirement

noun

The point at which someone stops working, esp. because of having reached a particular age or because of ill health, or the period in someone’s life after the person has stopped working

Usage examples:

[ c ] he announced his retirement in september.

noun

The fact of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you have reached a particular age

Usage examples:

With retirement less than three years away, she began to worry about her personal finances., more p…

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb

Relinquish possession or control over

noun

A fixed holiday period between terms in universities and law courts.

Usage examples:

The easter vacation

verb

Take a holiday.

Usage examples:

I was vacationing in europe with my family

noun

A period of time to relax or travel for pleasure instead of doing your usual work or school activities

Usage examples:

[ c ] the family had just left for a vacation in the bahamas., [ u ] we always went on vacation in …

verb

Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).

Usage examples:

He will waive all rights to the money

verb

Present participle of waive

Usage examples:

The bank manager waived the charge (= said we didn't have to pay), as we were old and valued custom…

adjective

(of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid.

Usage examples:

She dropped on to the yielding cushions

verb

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).

Usage examples:

The land yields grapes and tobacco

adjective

Soft substances or qualities that are yielding can bend

Usage examples:

A yielding mire of wet leaves, yielding flesh/softness