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luovutus — 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.
  • extradition noun The formal, legal handover of a suspect or convicted criminal from one country or jurisdiction to another.
  • submission noun The act of giving in or yielding to someone else's authority or control.
  • surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.

Senses

luovutus 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.]
  • extradition A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.
  • submission The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
  • submission A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.
  • surrender (legal, property law) The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

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.

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