Definition of Abandonment: WonderClub Dictionary

  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.