abandonnement
See also: abandonnément
French
Etymology
From abandonner + -ment.
Noun
abandonnement m (plural abandonnements)
- (dated) The act of giving up or surrendering when faced with something.
- (dated) Moral neglect.
- (dated) The act of abandoning; abandonment.
- (dated) The state resulting of such an act.
- (law) The transfer of goods or other values in a situation of indivision that allow all owners to receive their share.
Usage notes
- In all but the legal sense, abandon is now used instead.
Further reading
- “abandonnement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.