relinquishment

  • 81Release — Re*lease , n. 1. The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. Who boast st release from hell. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Relief… …

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  • 82Remission — Re*mis sion (r? m?sh ?n), n. [F. r[ e]mission, L. remissio. See {Remit}.] 1. The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up. [1913 Webster] 2. Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon… …

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  • 83Renunciation — 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… …

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  • 84Repentance — Re*pent ance (r[ e]*p[e^]nt ans), n. [F. repentance.] The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Godly sorrow worketh repentance to… …

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  • 85Resignation — Res ig*na tion (r[e^]z [i^]g*n[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]signation. See {Resign}.] 1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or commission. [1913 Webster] 2. The… …

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  • 86To cost dear — Cost Cost (k[o^]st; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cost}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Costing}.] [OF. coster, couster, F. co[^u]ter, fr. L. constare to stand at, to cost; con + stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Constant}.] 1. To require to be given,… …

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  • 87demission — noun Etymology: Middle English dimission relinquishment, conveyance, from Anglo French dimissioun, from Latin demission , demissio lowering, from demittere Date: 15th century resignation, abdication …

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  • 88disclaimer — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a denial or disavowal of legal claim ; relinquishment of or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate b. a writing that embodies a legal disclaimer 2. a. denial, disavowal …

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  • 89kenosis — noun Etymology: Late Greek kenōsis, from Greek, action of emptying, from kenoun to purge, empty, from kenos empty Date: 1873 the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human • kenotic adjective …

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  • 90release — I. verb (released; releasing) Etymology: Middle English relesen, from Anglo French relesser, from Latin relaxare to relax Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude < release hostages > < release …

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