abandonnement

== French == === Etymology === From abandonner (“to give up; to abandon”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bɑ̃.dɔn.mɑ̃/ === Noun === abandonnement m (plural abandonnements) (dated) the act of giving up or surrendering when faced with something (dated) Moral neglect (dated) the act of abandoning; abandonment (dated) the state resulting of such an act (law) the transfer of goods or other values in a situation of indivision that allow all owners to receive their share ==== Usage notes ==== In all but the legal sense, abandon is now used instead. === Further reading === “abandonnement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012