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  • 71cede — / sēd/ vt ced·ed, ced·ing 1: to yield or grant usu. by treaty 2: assign transfer 3: to transfer (all or part of one s liability as an insurer under an insurance policy) by reinsurance to another insurer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …

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  • 72hold — I n. grip 1) to catch, get, grab, lay, seize, take hold of 2) to keep hold of 3) to relax one s hold 4) a firm, strong hold type of wrestling grip 5) to break a hold control, domination 6) to relinquish one s hold 7) a hold over (they refused to… …

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  • 73forgo — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. relinquish, abandon; deny oneself, give up, do without, pass up. See relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. do without, relinquish, waive, sacrifice; see abandon 1 , abstain , waive . See Synonym… …

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  • 74yield — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crop, harvest, product. See agriculture. v. surrender, cede, abandon, give up; give in, succumb; produce, bear, bring; furnish, supply, afford; soften, relax, give [way]; assent, comply, obey. See… …

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  • 75Relinquishment — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Relinquishment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 relinquishment relinquishment abandonment Sgm: N 1 desertion desertion defection secession withdrawal Sgm: N 1 cave of Adullam cave of Adullam Sgm: N 1 nolle prosequi …

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  • 76relinquishing — noun 1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. • Syn: ↑relinquishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑relinquish, ↑relinquish (for: ↑relinquishment) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 77relinquishment — noun 1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. • Syn: ↑relinquishing • Derivationally related forms: ↑relinquish (for: ↑relinquishing), ↑relinquish • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 78Abandon — A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction, bannire to… …

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  • 79Abandoned — Abandon A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction,… …

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  • 80Abandoning — Abandon A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction,… …

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