abandonment

Example Sentences

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Murphy said that was “both a technical, procedural failure itself and a strong indication of something more fundamentally problematic: an abandonment of the technical knowledge and expertise embodied by that committee.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The volunteers faced charges, including “abandonment of property” and felony harboring, though the convictions for some were later overturned.

From Los Angeles Times

Also on the list—and quite frankly, at the top of the list—was abandonment.

From Literature

While some states still enforce these laws, they often include exceptions, including parental abandonment or failure to provide support, which would relieve the adult children of any liability.

From MarketWatch

She was subsequently arrested on suspicion of animal abandonment and resisting arrest.

From Los Angeles Times