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ABANDONMENT (Fr. abandonnement, from abandonner, to abandon, relinquish; abandonner was originally equivalent to mettred banddn, to leave to the jurisdiction, i.e. of another, bandon being from Low Latin bandum, bannum, order, decree, " ban ")

ABANDONMENT (Fr. abandonnement, from abandonner, to abandon, relinquish; abandonner was originally See also:
EQUIVALENT
equivalent to mettred banddn, to leave to the See also:
JURISDICTION
JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE
jurisdiction, i.e. of another, See also:
BANDON, or BANDONBRIDGE
bandon being from See also:
LOW, SETH (1850- )
LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )
Low Latin bandum, bannum, See also:
ORDER
ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
ORDER, HOLY
order, See also:
DECREE (from the past participle, decretus, of Lat. decernere)
decree, " See also:
BAN
ban ") , in See also:

law, the relinquishment of an See also:

INTEREST

interest, claim, See also:

PRIVILEGE

privilege or See also:

possession. Its signification varies according to the See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the law in which it is employed, but the more important uses of the word are summarized below.

End of Article: ABANDONMENT (Fr. abandonnement, from abandonner, to abandon, relinquish; abandonner was originally equivalent to mettred banddn, to leave to the jurisdiction, i.e. of another, bandon being from Low Latin bandum, bannum, order, decree, " ban ")

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