abandonment
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Animal abandonment is a misdemeanor charge, while animal cruelty is a so-called wobbler offense that can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Anna Mundow writes that this “distinctly modern thriller” presents a “mosaic of abandonment and love, fanaticism and terror.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Catherine of Aragon was not a passive victim who tolerated Henry’s abandonment of her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The court heard the incident happened at a crucial time in the child's development and she experienced "abandonment, rejection and loss".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Papá’s slow, painful abandonment had wounded us deeply at first, but we had managed to get beyond it by telling ourselves we were free spirits and nothing could ever destroy us.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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