abandonments (Meaning)
abandonments
the act of abandoning a contract, relinquishment by a trustee in bankruptcy of interest in property in the bankruptcy estate often for a nominal sum, the act of abandoning a course of action (as a crime), the state of being abandoned, relinquishment of a trademark established by a failure to use the trademark and an intention never to resume use, the act of abandoning something or someone, an author's relinquishment to the public domain of his or her copyrighted work, the act of abandoning property or a right, the affirmative defense (as recognized under the Model Penal Code) of voluntary withdrawal from the commission of a crime resulting from the actor's change of heart and not from intervening circumstances, relinquishment by an inventor of the right to enforce a patent see also dedication, failure to communicate with or provide financial support for one's child over a period of time that shows a purpose to forgo parental duties and rights, the act of abandoning a person, the act of an insured in surrendering all rights to damaged or lost property to an insurer as a total loss compare salvage sense 2b, failure to have contact with a spouse that is intended to create a permanent separation
Synonyms & Antonyms of abandonments
abandonments Sentence Examples
- The abandoned house stood forlornly, its windows shattered and its paint peeling.
- The town suffered from a high rate of abandonments, with many families fleeing the area due to poverty.
- The once-thriving shopping mall had become a haunting reminder of past prosperity, its empty storefronts echoing with abandonments.
- The abandoned car lay rusting on the side of the road, a testament to its former owner's careless abandonments.
- The old factory stood abandoned, its machinery silent and its walls crumbling, a symbol of the industry's decline.
- The abandoned dog wandered aimlessly through the streets, its eyes filled with despair.
- The abandoned child was found huddled in a cardboard box, shivering from the cold.
- The abandoned project lay dormant, its potential forever unfulfilled.
- The abandoned ship drifted aimlessly at sea, its sails torn and its hull battered.
- The abandonment of the once-sacred temple left the community feeling betrayed and lost.
FAQs About the word abandonments
the act of abandoning a contract, relinquishment by a trustee in bankruptcy of interest in property in the bankruptcy estate often for a nominal sum, the act of
desertions, defections,dumpings, derelictions,discards, tergiversations
reclamations, repossessions,retrievals, recoupments,retentions
The abandoned house stood forlornly, its windows shattered and its paint peeling.
The town suffered from a high rate of abandonments, with many families fleeing the area due to poverty.
The once-thriving shopping mall had become a haunting reminder of past prosperity, its empty storefronts echoing with abandonments.
The abandoned car lay rusting on the side of the road, a testament to its former owner's careless abandonments.
