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Noun
/əˈbandənmənt/,
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abandonments, plural;
  1. The action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned
    • - she had a feeling of utter abandonment and loneliness
  1. the act of giving something up
  2. desertion: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
  3. the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
  4. (abandoned) forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
  5. (abandoned) free from constraint; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty
  6. The term abandonment has a multitude of uses, legal and extra-legal. This "signpost article" provides a guide to the various legal and quasi-legal uses of the word and includes links to articles that deal with each of the distinct concepts at greater length.
  7. Abandonment is a central idea of atheist existentialism. According to this theory, as put forward by Jean-Paul Sartre, god does not exist and life therefore has no intrinsic purpose or meaning. ...
  8. The Abandonment is a 1916 American silent short drama film directed by Donald MacDonald starring Helene Rosson, Forrest Taylor and Harry von Meter .
  9. (Abandoned (1949 film)) Abandoned (1949) is an American crime film noir directed by Joseph M. Newman. The drama features Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm, and others.
  10. (Abandoned (2001 film)) Abandoned (Torzók) is a 2001 Hungarian film directed by Arpád Sopsits. It was Hungary's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
  11. (Abandoned (2010 film)) Abandoned is a thriller-drama film directed by Michael Feifer and starring Brittany Murphy, Dean Cain, and Mimi Rogers.
  12. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment; The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against; The relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege, as to ...
  13. (abandoned) No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted; No longer cared for by friends, family, etc; Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain
  14. (Abandoned) Means thrown away.  A material is abandoned if it is disposed, burned, or incinerated, or accumulated, stored, or treated (but not recycled) before or in lieu of being abandoned by being disposed of, burned, or incinerated.
  15. (Abandoned) A race meeting which has been cancelled because a club did not receive sufficient nominations to be able to stage it, or because bad weather made racing on the track unsafe.  All bets placed on abandoned races are fully refunded.
  16. (ABANDONED) The feeling of not being wanted, alone / Fear of losing something you value / Discarding a facade or persona that no longer suits you / Feeling guilt about neglecting somebody loved
  17. (Abandoned) A child that has been abandoned or relinquished by the birth parent(s) to the country’s social services/adoption authorities.
  18. (Abandoned) A dry hole in which no producible oil or gas was present, or a well that has stopped producing.  Abandoned wells must be plugged to prevent seepage of oil, gas, or water from one formation to another.
  19. (Abandoned) An event that is not completed.
  20. (Abandoned) Any vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer of a type subject to registration, whether lost, stolen, abandoned or otherwise unclaimed, which has been abandoned on a public highway, public property or elsewhere within the state, including private property.
  21. (Abandoned) Means, in relation to wild kiwifruit being unattended or unmanaged for a period longer than 12 months
  22. (Abandoned) means permanently removed from service.
  23. (abandoned) 1. Deserted, desolate. Viran ; ujar; chhadihoi jagah ;ujjar ujjar; sunn masunn; 2. Profligate. Luchcha ; lunda; papi ; gunda ; badmash ; kharab; 3. Shameless. Belajja ; behaya ;
  24. (abandoned) Feeling unwanted, particularly by parents. May have become habitual. It can lead to feelings of being unloved in the midst of what is really a happy and caring relationship; sometimes self-pity; can represent big changes in your life, such as leaving home, or traveling and living in ...
  25. (abandoned) In contract law, the condition that exists when a minor has left home and given up all rights to parental support.