Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. 2. (n.) 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. (n.) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc. 4. (n.) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion. 5. (n.) Careless freedom or ease; abandon.

Multi-Version Concordance Abandonment (1 Occurrence) Romans 8:7 Abandonment to earthly things is a state of enmity to God. Such a mind does not submit to God's Law, and indeed cannot do so. (WEY)