Relinquishment
Relinquishment noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.
Usage example: miraculously, the relinquishment of the hostages was accomplished without bloodshed
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Synonyms for Relinquishment
Submission and relinquishment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Submission" instead a noun "Relinquishment".
Submission
Submission noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.
Usage example: the judge ordered the submission of all of the company's records to the prosecutors
Relinquishment and submission are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Relinquishment" instead a noun "Submission".
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Related pairs
- forbearance and relinquishment
- forbearance and submission
- delivery and relinquishment
- delivery and submission
- cessation and relinquishment
- cessation and submission
- abandonment and relinquishment
- abandonment and submission
- surrender and relinquishment
- surrender and submission
- yielding and relinquishment
- yielding and submission
- capitulation and relinquishment
- capitulation and submission
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