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(r?-n?nˊs?-?′sh?n or -sh?-?′sh?n; 277)

Noun.

[Cf. F.

renonciation

, L.

renuntiatio

ann announcement. See

The act of renouncing.

(Law)

Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right.

Syn. – Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment.

Noun.

[L. renunciatio.] The act of renouncing; a disowning; rejection. [See Renounce.]