renunciation

Example Sentences

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But as they were under 21 years, the minimum age for renouncing citizenship in Pakistan, the high commission did not issue their renunciation certificates at the time, they said.

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

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

The office of Miss Japan organizers on Tuesday said that Shiino’s renunciation of the title was accepted and added that the slot for the 2024 winner would remain empty.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Bobby wrote to the U.S. embassy in Tokyo asking them to send a member of the diplomatic staff to the detention center so that an official could accept his citizenship renunciation.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady