Examples of 'abdication' in a sentence

Meaning of "abdication"

Abdication (noun): Abdication refers to the act of stepping down from power or authority, especially in the context of royalty or leadership positions
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  • The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
  • The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
  • The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
  • The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.

How to use "abdication" in a sentence

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Abdication of the responsibility to monitor legality of detention.
He had to sign his abdication document there.
The abdication of labor activity in favor of being together.
That is a fundamental abdication of our sovereign interests.
My abdication does not leave the throne vacant.
We find this an unacceptable abdication of his responsibility.
All operations were stopped with the abdication.
And that abdication is not going to happen.
And this is just a complete abdication of leadership.
Abdication requires consent from parliament.
It shows a complete abdication of decency and leadership.
You can start with your abdication.
That was an intolerable abdication of government responsibility.
You live in a world of cowardice and abdication.
That would be an abdication of individual and collective responsibility.

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Prohibition in fact represents the abdication of regulation.
His abdication was a severe loss for us.
Not since the whole abdication thing.
Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority.
We would consider this an abdication on your part.
That is an abdication of our legislative responsibility.
Most citizens support the idea of abdication.
The instrument of abdication is already prepared.
Each ruler serves until death or abdication.
Accepted both your abdication from the throne.
A monarch reigns for life or until abdication.
Copulation without abdication leads to recapitulation.
I do not understand that kind of parental abdication.
To close the debate was an abdication of responsibility.
Abdication means to formally give up power.
I consider that a flagrant abdication of her duty.
Edward chose abdication in preference to abandoning his marriage plans.
The ultimate celebration is the abdication of oneself.
Anything else is an abdication of responsibility and an affront to justice.
There are few documented cases of abdication in history.
What a wonderful abdication of personal responsibility.
Seventeen years have elapsed since the abdication.
It does not permit abdication from responsibility.
It results in catastrophes like the abdication.
She wants your abdication and total surrender.
I have not seen him since his abdication.
I agree with you that abdication is not a possibility.
My group is not prepared to accept that type of abdication.
There will be an abdication four days from now.
He died a few weeks after abdication.
That would be an abdication of historic proportions.
You could be signing your abdication.
To do that would be an abdication of our responsibility.
Malaysia crowns new king after shock abdication.
That would be the abdication of leadership.

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