renunciation of a right
1renunciation — re·nun·ci·a·tion /ri ˌnən sē ā shən/ n: the act or practice of renouncing; specif: the act of refusing to continue to acknowledge, recognize, or be bound by a contract or obligation: repudiation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
2renunciation — re‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion [rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʆn] noun [uncountable] FINANCE when an investor returns shares they have been offered to the company offering them: • The share certificate carries a form for renunciation on the reverse. * * * renunciation UK US… …
3Renunciation — Re*nun ci*a 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to… …
4renunciation — [ri nun΄sē ā′shən] n. [ME < L renuntiatio < renuntiatus, pp. of renuntiare: see RENOUNCE] 1. the act or an instance of renouncing; a giving up formally or voluntarily, often at a sacrifice, of a right, claim, title, etc. 2. a written… …
5renunciation — UK [rɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms renunciation : singular renunciation plural renunciations formal a statement in which you formally say that you do not believe in something or do not support something, or that… …
6renunciation — renunciative, renunciatory /ri nun see euh tawr ee, tohr ee, shee euh /, adj. /ri nun see ay sheuhn, shee /, n. an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the… …
7renunciation — re|nun|ci|a|tion [ rı,nʌnsi eıʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL a statement in which you formally say that you do not believe in something or support something, or that you want to give up a right, title, position, etc.: his renunciation of power …
8renunciation — The act by which a person abandons a right acquired without transferring it to another. The Model Penal Code (No. 5.01(4)) recognizes renunciation of criminal purpose (e.g., abandonment of effort to commit crime) as an affirmative defense. See… …
9Renunciation Act — The Renunciation Act, passed by the British Parliament on April 17, 1783, acknowledged the exclusive right of the Parliament of Ireland to legislate for Ireland. The Act also acknowledged the exclusive jurisdiction in Ireland of the Irish Courts …
10renunciation — /rənʌnsiˈeɪʃən / (say ruhnunsee ayshuhn) noun 1. the formal abandoning of a right, title, etc. 2. a voluntary giving up, especially as a sacrifice. {Middle English, from Latin renunciātiōn , stem of renunciātiō} –renunciative /rəˈnʌnsiətɪv/ (say… …