The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.
A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
A ceremony marking an official completion or opening.
The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.
In a person, unwillingness to take action.
The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.