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# relinquishment

«relinquishment» in Mova's school dictionary: **the act of giving up something, such as power, a right, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (relinquishment — usually uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Relinquishment is the act of giving up something, such as power, a right, a claim or control, often unwillingly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/#m1)

2) (law) Relinquishment can mean a parent formally giving up their rights to a child, or someone giving up citizenship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons it describes kings giving up a throne or countries giving up land; it is a stiff, formal exam word. Everyday words: giving up, handing over. Phrases: relinquishment of power, relinquishment of control.

### examples

- The king's relinquishment of the throne surprised everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/#x1)
- The treaty required the relinquishment of the land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/#x2)
- Relinquishment of power is hard for many leaders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/#x3)
- (law) The form was for the relinquishment of citizenship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/#x4)
- The captain's relinquishment of the armband came after the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/#x5)
- Her relinquishment of the prize was a kind act. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/#x6)

### note

Formal. From the verb «relinquish» (relinquish, relinquishes, relinquished). Say ri-LING-kwish-ment. Plain English: «giving up».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «relinquishment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.