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luopua kruunusta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.

Senses

luopua kruunusta is used for these senses in English:

  • abdicate (transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]

abdicate — full definition

  1. verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
  2. verb To fail to carry out a duty or responsibility one is expected to fulfill.

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