Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of renouncing, or of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
renouncing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
Etymologies
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Examples
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Until the HEART legislation in 2008 (or 2007), the U.S. taxed ex-citizens for ten years after their renouncement was accepted.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Funniest Quote of the Week, Maybe the Year 2009
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It should keep the same attitude of aloofness in love and hate, in possession and renouncement, that is, it should be simultaneously dead, resigned and lifted up.
Meister Eckhart's Sermons / first time translated into English by Claud Field c. 1260-1327 1909
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We want to strengthen a Palestinian partner willing to accept the conditions outlined by the Quartet and the Arab summit; in other words, a renouncement of violence, a recognition of Israel, and a commitment to abide by the previous agreements entered in by the Palestinian Authority.
unknown title 2009
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We urgently reaffirm our 2003 call for the prompt reconvening of talks with North Korea leading to a non-aggression pact between North Korea and the United States, renouncement of pre-emptive attack and negotiation of a peace treaty replacing the present Armistice Treaty of 1953 and the establishment and exchange of liaison offices between the United States and North Korea as a sign of good faith.
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It is funny to note that you never hear of a deathbed conversion or renouncement of life activities from progressives.
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It is funny to note that you never hear of a deathbed conversion or renouncement of life activities from progressives.
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It is funny to note that you never hear of a deathbed conversion or renouncement of life activities from progressives.
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Cleon, the hero of the Peloponnesian war, advocated the public renouncement of friends upon dealing with public affairs -- he paid for it with some revilement by historians.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: The Regulator Franchise, or the Alan Blinder Problem 2010
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Do they fear external sources like North Korea and China, or internal sources like terrorism - homegrown or imported - or a renouncement of Article Nine, the part of the constitution that forbids Japan from having an offensive army?
Help save Station X! 2008
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Your right, it was most entertaining to hear these pundits try to spin Tuesday's results that were as much a renouncement of the current administration as it was a slap in the face to any sway that talk radio thinks it has over the voters.
Talk show bust David 2008
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