A-băn'don-ment, n.

n. [Fr. abandonement. See ABANDON.] 1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; absolute relinquishment. The abandonment of the independence of Europe. Burke.

2. (Mar. Law.) 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.
3. (Com. Law.) (a.) The relinquishment of a claim or privilege, as to a mill-site, &c. (b.) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a particular relation, as a wife, husband, or child; dereliction.