renunciation

英 [rɪnʌnsɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n] 美[rɪ,nʌnsɪ'eʃən]

• n. 放弃；脱离关系；拒绝承认；抛弃；弃权

1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid;

"Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"

2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

3. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

4. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)