Re*nun`ci*a"tion (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n or -sh?-?"sh?n; 277),
n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L.
renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce.]
1. The act of renouncing.
2. (Law) Formal declination to take out
letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or
right.
Syn. -- Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment;
disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment;
relinquishment.