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renunciation

[ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee-] / rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /


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But Indian authorities have refused to accept this in place of a renunciation certificate, forcing the sisters to move court.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Humanity could recover its moral bearings and pursue the abolition of nuclear weapons and the renunciation of war, or accept the inevitability that such man-made forces would ultimately abolish most or all of us.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

This month, Lithuania hosted a conference on resisting economic pressure, and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said the aim of that action “is to crush the victims by forcing reversal and public renunciation of its policies.”

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

“Songs of Surrender” is an act of renunciation, drastically scaling down songs that once strove to shake entire stadiums.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

If Bobby had any trepidation about permanently severing his relationship with the United States, there was no evidence of it in the renunciation he wrote.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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