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   abdication

   /ˌabdɪˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne: "Edward VIII did not marry until after his abdication" Similar resignationretirementrelinquishmentrenunciationgiving upsurrenderabjurationvacationcedingcessionarchaic:demissionOpposite coronation
   • 2. failure to fulfil a responsibility or duty: "we can't allow such an important cause to be undermined by such an abdication of responsibility" Similar disowningrenunciationrejectionrefusalavoidanceabnegationrelinquishmentabjurationrepudiationwaivingyieldingforgoingabandonmentsurrenderdisgorgementcasting asideOpposite acceptance

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘the action of disowning a person’): probably from Latin abdicatio(n-), from the verb abdicare (see abdicate).

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