Abandonment

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.

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.

The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc.

The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.

Careless freedom or ease; abandon.