abandon
Defined in 6 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
United States Code
46 U.S.C. § 4701 — in this chapter (2 versions over time)
“abandon” means to moor, strand, wreck, sink, or leave a barge of more than 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title unattended for longer than forty-five days.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
To relinquish; forsake; give up. The word includes the intention. And the external act by which it is carried into effect. See Abandonment. An abandonee is the person in whose favor the property or right is abandoned. 5 M. & S. 79. ABANDONED AND CAPTURED PROP-
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
To relinquish or surrender; to desert
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To desert, surrender, relinquish, give up, or cede. See ABANDON-