RENUNCIATION


Meaning of RENUNCIATION in English

[ rɪnʌnsɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun

1》 the action of renouncing.

2》 Law express or tacit abandonment of a right or position.

Derivatives

renunciant noun & adjective

renunciatory rɪ'nʌnʃət(ə)ri adjective

Origin

ME: from late L. renuntiatio(n-) , from L. renuntiare (see renounce ).

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