How to pronounce“abandonment”in English
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Definitions of “abandonment”
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
“To what are we reserved? An adequate compensation "for the sacrifice of powers the most nearly connected with us;"— an adequate compensation "for the direct or indirect annexation to France ot all the ports of the continent, from Dunkirk to Hamburgh;"— an adequate compensation "for the abandonment of the independence of Europe!"”
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
“Since he left her, she's suing him for divorce on grounds of abandonment.”