renunciation

Definition of Renunciation in English :

1. renunciation, repudiation

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

Example Sentences:
'Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated'

2. apostasy, defection, renunciation

the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

3. renouncement, renunciation

an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

4. forgoing, forswearing, renunciation

the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Renunciation

noun

1.

the act or an instance of renouncing

2.

a formal declaration renouncing something

3. stock exchange

the surrender to another of the rights to buy new shares in a rights issue

noun

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 statement or declaration of this

n.

1. The act or an instance of renouncing: the renunciation of all earthly pleasures.

2. A declaration in which something is renounced.