JLPT N1 Advanced
放棄
Formal abandonment or renunciation of a right, responsibility, or possession.
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Other forms
放棄する verb form
抛棄 rare kanji
Noun, Suru verb
Abandonment / Giving Up (formally)
The deliberate act of casting aside a right, duty, or possession that one is legally or socially expected to hold.
Example
A 相手 チーム 、 どう した の ？
B けが人 が 多くて 、 試合 を 放棄 した らしい よ 。
[A:] What happened to the other team? [B:] I heard they had too many injured players and had to forfeit the match.
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