renunciation
2
8.2
- noun
- /rɪˈnʌnʃiˌeɪʃən/
- Formal
- In his pocket is the document signed by the king, announcing his renunciation to his 500 million subjects throughout the world.
- renunciation of claims
- renunciation of nuclear weapons
Examples
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His formal renunciation of all claims to the estate allowed the family to move forward with their plans.
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Canada does not require the renunciation of another citizenship; we have not required that for twenty-five years.
Academic text (2000) -
There is no need for a renunciation of, or a wholesale retreat from, this principle.
Academic text (1991) -
Nothing in the Treaty shall be interpreted as a renunciation.
Academic text (2008) -
There must be no exchange of money in the renunciation of his parental rights, or it could later be declared invalid.
Fiction book (1991) -
But he combines this with a forthright renunciation of any claim to earthly sovereignty:
Academic text (1999) -
But the renunciation announced in the 1951 "Statement" is specifically a renunciation of an overarching unity in a "great smashup."
Academic text (2007) -
Each party recognized the other's sovereignty, so the pact hinged on the pope's renunciation of temporal claims outside the boundaries of the Vatican walls.
Academic text (2006) -
Israelis welcomed his unambiguous renunciation of all violence, but Abbas' approach was not universally embraced by all Palestinians.
Academic text (2011) -
How could consciousness of finality and its products—humility, renunciation, assessment of the truly important—be communicated from one generation to another?
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
8
9.9
A decision to stop believing in a religion or a cause you once followed
6
8.7
Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement
1
8.2
The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
1
9.0
To give up land, rights, or property by a formal agreement
1
5.9
Giving up ownership of property with no plan to take it back
1
9.9
To give up a belief for moral or religious reasons
1
8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
1
7.7
Giving up a right, job, or thing you own
1
9.9
An official public rejection of a belief or earlier statement
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7.0
Refusing to accept someone or something as your own
1
7.4
Giving up something you could have, like a right or pleasure
1
9.0
Giving up your own wants and needs to help other people
1
8.2
The act of refusing to accept someone as part of your family
The act of giving up a right or claim in public
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Etymology
Renunciation comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and nuntiare 'to announce', the same root as announce. It originally meant making a public statement that you give something up, so a renunciation is a formal way to say you no longer claim a right, possession, or role.