relinquishment

• Существительное, обозначающее акт формального отказа от претензии, права или должности, или акт прекращения борьбы или задачи.

A noun referring to the act of formally giving up a claim, right, or position, or the act of abandoning a struggle or task.

1. Act of giving up a right or claimC1formal

   The formal act of renouncing or surrendering a legal right, claim, or position.

   Отказ от права или требования

   • The relinquishment of his inheritance was a difficult decision.
   • She signed a document for the relinquishment of her parental rights.
   • The treaty required the relinquishment of territorial claims.

   Synonymsabandonmentabdicationcessionrenunciationsurrenderwaiver

   Antonymsclaimretentionseizure

2. Act of abandoning a struggle or taskC1formal

   The act of giving up and ceasing to continue a struggle, effort, or task.

   Отказ от борьбы

   • His relinquishment of the project surprised the entire team.
   • The general ordered the relinquishment of the siege.
   • After years of effort, the relinquishment of the research was inevitable.

   Synonymsabandonmentcapitulationforsakingrenunciationsurrenderyielding

   Antonymscontinuationenduranceperseverancepersistence