abandonment

Definition

noun
  1. the act of giving something up voluntarily such as the right to a property
  2. the act of giving up either the whole or part of a claim put forward during civil litigation
  3. the act of a parent or guardian leaving a child on their own in circumstances covered by the Children and Young Persons Act 1933
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