Renunciation - Definition

n 1: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid;
"Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President
had negotiated" [syn: repudiation, renunciation]
2: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your
political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing
beliefs or causes) [syn: apostasy, renunciation,
defection]
3: an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is
surrendered or disowned [syn: renunciation, renouncement]
4: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or
surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege
etc.) [syn: renunciation, forgoing, forswearing]