— disownment , n.
/dis ohn"/ , v.t.
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce: to disown one's heirs; to disown a published statement.
[ 1610-20; DIS- 1 + OWN ]
Syn . disclaim, disavow, reject, abjure.