The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.

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.

The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc.

The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.

Abandonment (of A Spouse)

The action of one spouse leaving the marital home without consent of the other spouse. This is considered grounds for divorce in some states.

To leave a spouse with no intention of returning.

Abandonment describes the process of a website user leaving the site in question prior to completion of a specific task that was being attempted.

A term used in marine insurance that indicates that the cost of repairs to a vessel is greater than the value of the vessel and cargo.

Refusing delivery of a shipment that is so badly damaged in transit, it has little or no value.

The act of refusing delivery of a shipment so badly damaged in transit that it is worthless; OR damage to a vessel that is so severe that it is considered a constructive total loss.

(1) Turning damaged property over to an insurer and claiming its full value. (2) The elimination of an asset or property from use (3) Investments: The refusal of a shipment, because of damage, by the person who is authorized to ship it.

The termination of deliveries under a sales contract which is certified under the Natural Gas Policy Act.

The decision of a carrier to give up or to discontinue service over a route. Railroads must seek ICC permission to abandon routes.

Termination of a sale or interstate transportation of natural gas. Abandonment of a service that is subject to FERC jurisdiction requires some type of advance determination by the FERC under Section 7 (b) of the NGA that the “present or future public convenience and necessity” requires termination.

permission given to US interstate pipelines by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) allowing for the discontinuation of sales, storage or transportation service along any portion of the pipeline system. The necessity for Ferc permission derives from section 7 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938. Permission is sought when utility companies want to replace, update or sell their facilities.

a method whereby the city may dispose of a public street, highway, alley, lane, parkway, avenue, road, sidewalk, utility easement, or other public way that is no longer necessary for public use

to give up ownership of an interest (such as an easement) by failure to use the property, along with an interest to abandon (give up interest).

failure on the part of medical professionals to attend to a patient who needs treatment.

The failure of both parties to a contract to abide by its terms.

Vacating or giving up use of or rights in real property. Also a tenant vacating premises before a lease expires without consent of the landlord.

Occurs when a tenant gives up their home without giving notice to the landlord.

the tenant's remedy of moving out of a rental unit that is uninhabitable and that the landlord has not repaired within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the defects from the tenant.

When a railroad decides that a portion of track is no longer useful, it decides to have the track torn up and removed.

Any true cessation. An emptiness of a mind that has completely abandoned a delusion or other fault.

The permanent cessation of rail activity on a given line of railroad.

Allowing an option to expire unexercised. American-Style Exercise - An option which may be exercised on any business day prior to expiration.

Allowing an option to expire unexercised. Also, withdrawal from a cancellable forward contract to purchase securities.

The act of not exercising or selling an option before its expiration.

Loosing customers in the middle of the conversion procedure of your website. E.g. – Customer fills the shopping cart, but abandons the site without committing to actual purchase.

When a visitor exits or leaves a conversion process on a website and does not return later in the session. See also conversion funnel.

When a visitor exits a page or process without completing the desired action. Also see Shopping Cart Abandonment.