单词 | abandonment |
释义 | aban·don·ment n 1: the act of abandoning property or a right: as a: relinquishment by an inventor of the right to enforce a patent see also dedication b: an author's relinquishment to the public domain of his or her copyrighted work c: relinquishment of a trademark established by a failure to use the trademark and an intention never to resume use d: the act of an insured in surrendering all rights to damaged or lost property to an insurer as a total loss compare salvage 2b e: relinquishment by a trustee in bankruptcy of interest in property in the bankruptcy estate often for a nominal sum 2: the act of abandoning a person: as a: failure to have contact with a spouse that is intended to create a permanent separation b: failure to communicate with or provide financial support for one's child over a period of time that shows a purpose to forgo parental duties and rights 3: the act of abandoning a contract 4 a: the act of abandoning a course of action (as a crime) b: the affirmative defense (as recognized under the Model Penal Code) of voluntary withdrawal from the commission of a crime resulting from the actor's change of heart and not from intervening circumstances |
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