aban·don vt
1: to give up with the intent of never again asserting or claiming an interest in (a right or property)
2: to disassociate oneself from or forsake in spite of a duty or responsibility to
abandon one's child
3: to renounce one's obligations and rights under
abandon a contract
4: to fail purposely to bring to completion or fruition
abandon a crime
abandon a lawsuit
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.