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ABANDONMENTS
Noun
abandonments
plural of abandonment
Source: Wiktionary
ABANDONMENT
A*ban"don*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. abandonnement.]
1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. The abandonment of the independence of Europe. Burke.
2. (Mar. Law)
Definition: 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.
3. (Com. Law)
Definition: (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.
4. Careless freedom or ease; abandon. [R.] Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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