A*ban"don*ment (-ment), n. [Cf. F.
abandonnement.] 1. The act of abandoning, or
the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The abandonment of the independence of Europe.
Burke.
2. (Mar. Law) The relinquishment by the
insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured
after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
3. (Com. Law) (a) The
relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc.
(b) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is
bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child;
desertion.
4. Careless freedom or ease; abandon. [R.]
Carlyle.