renunciation — re·nun·ci·a·tion /ri ˌnən sē ā shən/ n: the act or practice of renouncing; specif: the act of refusing to continue to acknowledge, recognize, or be bound by a contract or obligation: repudiation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
Renunciation of citizenship — Renunciation is a voluntary act of relinquishing one s citizenship (or nationality). It is the opposite of naturalization whereby a person voluntarily acquires a citizenship, and related to denaturalization where the loss of citizenship is not… … Wikipedia
renunciation — renunciation, abnegation, self abnegation, self denial can all mean voluntary surrender or putting aside of something desired or desirable. Renunciation (see also under renounce at ABDICATE) commonly connotes personal sacrifice for a higher end… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Renunciation — Re*nun ci*a tion (r? n?n s? ? sh?n or sh? ? sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See {Renounce}.] 1. The act of renouncing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
renunciation — ► NOUN ▪ the action or an act of renouncing … English terms dictionary
renunciation — [ri nun΄sē ā′shən] n. [ME < L renuntiatio < renuntiatus, pp. of renuntiare: see RENOUNCE] 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… … English World dictionary
renunciation — [[t]rɪnʌ̱nsie͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] renunciations 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl The renunciation of a belief or a way of behaving is the public declaration that you reject it and have decided to stop having that belief or behaving in that way. The talks were… … English dictionary
renunciation — The act by which a person abandons a right acquired without transferring it to another. The Model Penal Code (No. 5.01(4)) recognizes renunciation of criminal purpose (e.g., abandonment of effort to commit crime) as an affirmative defense. See… … Black's law dictionary
renunciation — renunciative, renunciatory /ri nun see euh tawr ee, tohr ee, shee euh /, adj. /ri nun see ay sheuhn, shee /, n. an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the… … Universalium
renunciation — noun a) the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid The Presidents renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress. b) the resignation of an ecclesiastical office The bishops renunciation was on account of his ill health. See Also … Wiktionary
