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  • 31surrender — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. capitulation, cession; relinquishment, abandonment, submission. v. capitulate, yield, give up; cede, renounce, relinquish. See resignation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. capitulation, yielding, giving up,… …

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  • 32waiver — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quitclaim (see relinquishment). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. relinquishment, abandonment, forgoing, reservation, refusal, rejection, disclaimer, postponement, tabling. III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 33relinquishing — noun 1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. • Syn: ↑relinquishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑relinquish, ↑relinquish (for: ↑relinquishment) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 34Abandonment — A*ban don*ment ( ment), n. [Cf. F. abandonnement.] 1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [1913 Webster] The abandonment of the independence of Europe. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mar. Law) The… …

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  • 38Treaty of Paris — ▪ Primary Source       OVERTURES for peace between the United States and Spain were begun July 26, 1898, through Jules Cambon, the French ambassador, resulting, August 12, in the signing of a protocol and the suspension of hostilities.… …

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  • 39resignation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Giving up Nouns 1. resignation, demission, retirement, abdication, withdrawal, surrender, quitting; relinquishment. See submission. 2. resignedness, patience, forbearance, long suffering, sufferance,… …

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  • 40release — I To discharge a claim one has against another, as for example in a tort case the plaintiff may discharge the liability of the defendant in return for a cash settlement. To lease again or grant new lease. See accord and satisfaction II A writing… …

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