Abandonment

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ABAN'DONMENT, n.
1. A total desertion; a state of being forsaken.
2. In commerce, the relinquishing to underwriters all the property saved from loss by shipwreck, capture or other peril stated in the policy. This abandonment must be made before the insured can demand indemnification for a total loss.

abandonment appears in definitions for these words:
Abandonment Abjuration Apostasy Aside Departure Dereliction Despond Exile

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