disownment

Example Sentences

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Nanjiani's fear of disownment from his traditional Pakistani family is an insurmountable roadblock.

From The Verge • Jun. 22, 2017

I’m laying down a preemptive disownment if you become this guy or gal.

From MSNBC • May 27, 2015

He was not disowned, or at least his disownment was not permanent.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

But, if they should escape disownment themselves, they entail it generally upon their children.

From A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 by Clarkson, Thomas

The disownment by the Meeting was a serious penalty.

From Quaker Hill A Sociological Study by Wilson, Warren H. (Warren Hugh)