abandonnement

EtymologyEdit

abandonner+-ment

NounEdit

abandonnement m (plural abandonnements)

1. (dated) The act of giving up or surrendering when faced with something.
2. (dated) Moral neglect.
3. (dated) The act of abandoning; abandonment.
4. (dated) The state resulting of such an act.
5. (law) The transfer of goods or other values in a situation of indivision that allow all owners to receive their share.

Usage notesEdit

• In all but the legal sense, abandon is now used instead.

External linksEdit

• “abandonnement” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).