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luovuttaminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  • surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.

Senses

luovuttaminen is used for these senses in English:

  • abandonment (legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]
  • surrender The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

abandonment — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  2. noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.

surrender — full definition

  1. verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
  2. verb To give up possession of something, often reluctantly.
  3. noun The act of giving up or submitting.

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