abandonnement

See also: abandonnément

French

Etymology

From abandonner +‎ -ment.

Noun

abandonnement m (plural abandonnements)

(dated) The act of giving up or surrendering when faced with something.
(dated) Moral neglect.
(dated) The act of abandoning; abandonment.
(dated) The state resulting of such an act.
(law) The transfer of goods or other values in a situation of indivision that allow all owners to receive their share.

Usage notes

In all but the legal sense, abandon is now used instead.

Further reading

“abandonnement” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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