abandonment
- Refers to the act where property or rights are deserted or left behind
- When an inventor voluntarily gives up the right to enforce a patent
- When an author voluntarily gives their copyrighted work to the public domain
- Involves the cessation of trademark use with the intent to never resume use, thereby giving up the trademark
- When an insured party forfeits all claims to damaged or lost property to an insurer, accepting it as a total loss
- When a trustee in bankruptcy gives up interest in property in the bankruptcy estate, usually for a small sum
- Refers to the act where one person is left behind or deserted by another
- When there is a deliberate lack of contact with a spouse with the intent to cause a permanent separation
- When there is a failure to keep in touch with or provide financial assistance to one's child over a period of time, demonstrating an intent to abandon parental duties and rights
- Refers to the act where a contract is deserted or left behind
- The intentional cessation of a course of action such as a crime
- When a person voluntarily withdraws from committing a crime due to a change of heart, not because of external circumstances
- The company faced a lawsuit for the abandonment of hazardous waste on the former factory site.
- After years of neglect and lack of communication, he was presumed to have indicated abandonment of his parental rights.
- The notorious gangster was acquitted after successfully arguing that his abandonment of the planned robbery was due to a genuine change of heart, not fear of being caught.
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