abandonee

 [uh-ban-duh-nee]  

a·ban·don·ee

   [uh-ban-duh-nee]
noun
1.
the party to whom a right or property is abandoned by another, especially an insurer to whom a property has been relinquished.
2.
a person who has been abandoned.
Origin:
1840–50; abandon1 + -ee
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abandonee (əˌbændəˈniː)
 
—n
law a person to whom something is formally relinquished, esp an insurer having the right to salvage a wreck

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