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renunciative

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re⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅tion

  [ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee-]
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–noun
an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L renūnciātiōn- (s. of renūnciātiō) proclamation, equiv. to renūnciāt(us) (ptp. of renūntiāre to renounce ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
re⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅tive, re⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [ri-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-uh-] , adjective

Synonyms:
abandonment, repudiation, denial, disavowal, forgoing.
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re·nun·ci·a·tion   (rĭ-nŭn'sē-ā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of renouncing: the renunciation of all earthly pleasures.

  2. A declaration in which something is renounced.


[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman renunciacion, from Latin renūntiātiō, renūntiātiōn-, from renūntiātus, past participle of renūntiāre, to renounce; see renounce.]
re·nun'ci·a'tive, re·nun'ci·a·to'ry (-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Word Origin & History

renunciation 
1399, from L. renuntiationem (nom. renuntiatio), from renuntiatus, pp. of renuntiare "renounce" (see renounce).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·nun·ci·a·tion
Pronunciation: ri-"n&n-sE-'A-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or practice of renouncing; specifically : the act of refusing to continue to acknowledge, recognize, or be bound by a contract or obligation : REPUDIATION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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