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  • 51forfeiture — for·fei·ture / fȯr fə ˌchu̇r/ n 1: the loss of a right, money, or esp. property because of one s criminal act, default, or failure or neglect to perform a duty compare waiver 2: something (as money or property) that is forfeited as a penalty… …

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  • 52renunciation — 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… …

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  • 53withdrawal — with·draw·al n 1: the act or fact of withdrawing withdrawal from a conspiracy 2: removal of money from a place of deposit or investment a penalty for early withdrawal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 54abandonment — noun /əˈbændənmənt/ a) The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. Since he left her, shes suing him for divorce on grounds of abandonment. b) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of… …

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  • 55resignation — I (passive acceptance) noun acquiescence, animus submissus, capitulation, deference, docility, endurance, fatalism, forbearance, fortitude, lack of complaint, lack of resistance, longanimity, meekness, nonresistance, obedience, passiveness,… …

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  • 56detriment — det·ri·ment / de trə mənt/ n 1: injury loss; also: the cause of an injury or loss 2: a giving up of a thing or mode of conduct to which one is entitled that constitutes consideration for a contract – called also legal detriment; det·ri·men·tal… …

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  • 57disfranchisement — index disqualification (rejection), infringement, subjection Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 58feoffment — feoff·ment / fef mənt, fēf / n: the historical method of granting a freehold estate in land by actual delivery of possession orig. by livery of seisin Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. feoffment …

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  • 59dissent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Difference of opinion Nouns 1. dissent, dissension, dissidence, discord, discordance, disagreement, nonagreement; difference or diversity of opinion; unconformity; protestantism, recusancy, schism;… …

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  • 60disuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of use Nouns 1. disuse, forbearance, abstinence; obsoleteness, [planned] obsolescence; relinquishment; cessation, discontinuance; abandonment; castaway, throwaway, reject. Informal, cold storage.… …

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