abandonment
n//əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t//övergivande, uppgivande
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
(legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]