abandonment vs evacuation

abandonment

noun
  • 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. 

evacuation

noun
  • 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. 

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