renunciation

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"The formal renunciation process is the mechanism that ensures this legal clarity," the court added.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Humanity could recover its moral bearings and pursue the abolition of nuclear weapons and the renunciation of war, or accept the inevitability that such man-made forces would ultimately abolish most or all of us.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

This month, Lithuania hosted a conference on resisting economic pressure, and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said the aim of that action “is to crush the victims by forcing reversal and public renunciation of its policies.”

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

Her devotion to him required renunciation: She let go of her composing ambitions and gave over the majority of her schedule to performing his scores.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

She added the last as though it explained her renunciation of Paris.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson