abandonment

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
2. 2
   The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
3. 3
   An abandoned building or structure.
4. 4
   The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
5. 5
   The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
6. 6
   The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
7. 7
   A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
8. 8
   The self-surrender to an outside influence.
9. 9
   Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.