See Also: abdication(dictionary)
ABDICATION, government(law)

abdication (iou)



abdication noun. M16.
[Latin abdicatio(n-), formed as ABDICATE: see -ATION.]
The action of formally disowning. M16-M17.
Resignation or renunciation of something. E17.
b. spec. Renunciation of sovereignty. L17.
c. Law. = ABANDONMENT 2. Only in M18.
Deposition from sovereignty. rare. Only in M17.