English to English noun
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withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | | Example: his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
source: wordnet30
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the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) | | source: wordnet30
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Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. | | source: webster1913
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