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English Dictionary: renunciation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
renunciation n rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" Synonym(s): repudiation, renunciation the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) Synonym(s): apostasy, renunciation, defection an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned Synonym(s): renunciation, renouncement the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) Synonym(s): renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Renunciation \Renun`cia"tion\ (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n [or] -sh?-?"sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See {Renounce}.] 1. The act of renouncing. 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right. Syn: Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment.