renunciation
Americannoun
noun
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the act or an instance of renouncing
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a formal declaration renouncing something
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stock exchange the surrender to another of the rights to buy new shares in a rights issue
Other Word Forms
- nonrenunciation noun
- renunciative adjective
- renunciatory adjective
- unrenunciative adjective
- unrenunciatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of renunciation
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin renūnciātiōn- (stem of renūnciātiō ) proclamation, equivalent to renūnciāt ( us ) (past participle of renūntiāre to renounce ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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As a Congress expert who loves the institution and profoundly respects its constitutionally mandated role, I have found this renunciation of responsibility difficult to watch.
From Salon
But Indian authorities have refused to accept this in place of a renunciation certificate, forcing the sisters to move court.
From BBC
Humanity could recover its moral bearings and pursue the abolition of nuclear weapons and the renunciation of war, or accept the inevitability that such man-made forces would ultimately abolish most or all of us.
From Salon
A patchwork of statutes and treaties already offered about two-thirds of Native Americans citizenship, sometimes in exchange for land allotments that fractured reservations, gestures of assimilation, military service and even the renunciation of tribal traditions.
From Seattle Times
This month, Lithuania hosted a conference on resisting economic pressure, and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said the aim of that action “is to crush the victims by forcing reversal and public renunciation of its policies.”
From Seattle Times
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