The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The self-surrender to an outside influence.
Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
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.
A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
An abandoned building or structure.
The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
Abolition; nullification.
The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.