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Relinquishment

The act of relinquishing.

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Ceding 76% connected

of Cede

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cession 76% connected

A yielding to physical force.

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Discharge 76% connected

To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Release 76% connected

To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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Surrender 76% connected

To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Waiver 76% connected

The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.

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Yielding 76% connected

of Yield

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Conclusion 76% connected

The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

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Ending 76% connected

of End

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Renouncement 76% connected

The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.

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Renunciation 76% connected

The act of renouncing.

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Termination 76% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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Free 74% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Free 74% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Quit 74% connected

Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

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Quit 74% connected

Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

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Relinquishing 92% connected

of Relinquish

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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