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abdication
UK /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
2
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
3
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abdication of the throne, government, power, authority
the king’s abdication
4
The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
5
The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
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