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abdication

[ab-di-key-shuhn] / ˌæb dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Abdication is the norm at the egalitarian House of Orange.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

The exhibition includes documents that shine light on well-known love affairs, including the Instrument of Abdication of Edward VIII, the legal document allowing him to give up the throne and marry Wallis Simpson.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2020

“Bad message. Bad precedent. Abdication of moral responsibility. Risk to us.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2019

"Bad message. Bad precedent. Abdication of moral responsibility. Risk to us."

From Fox News • May 24, 2019

I now pass to consider the indictment under its three divisions—Usurpation, Abdication, and War.

From Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence by Moody, Joel




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