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.
An instance of that act.
An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.
The state of being accepted.
A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
Synonym of etendue.
The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.
Belief in something; agreement, assent.
The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract.