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Meaning of "disownment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISOWNMENT

disownment  [dɪsˈəʊnmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISOWNMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disownment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISOWNMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disownment

Disownment is the formal act or condition of forcibly renouncing or no longer accepting one's consanguineous child as a member of one's family or kin. It differs from giving a child up for adoption both in that it is a social and interpersonal issue and that it does not imply any arrangement for future care. In this sense it is comparable to divorce or repudiation. Disownment may entail disinheritance, familial exile, or shunning, and often a combination of the three. Disownment is often a taboo course of action; in many modern legal systems, it is considered a form of child abandonment and is against the law in most countries. In very rare cases, a society and its institutions will accept an act of disownment. In one such example, the British politician Leo Amery had two adult sons, both young adults at the time of World War II; one fought in the British forces, while the other, John Amery, cast his lot with Nazi Germany and beamed propaganda radio broadcasts to his homeland.

Definition of disownment in the English dictionary

The definition of disownment in the dictionary is the act of disowning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISOWNMENT


abandonment
əˈbændənmənt
adjournment
əˈdʒɜːʳnmənt
alignment
əˈlaɪnmənt
assignment
əˈsaɪnmənt
atonement
əˈtəʊnmənt
attainment
əˈteɪnmənt
confinement
kənˈfaɪnmənt
consignment
kənˈsaɪnmənt
containment
kənˈteɪnmənt
dethronement
diːˈθrəʊnmənt
enlightenment
ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt
entertainment
ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt
enthronement
ɪnˈθrəʊnmənt
entrainement
ɪnˈtreɪnmənt
environment
ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt
government
ˈɡʌvənmənt
imprisonment
ɪmˈprɪzənmənt
infotainment
ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt
postponement
pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt
refinement
rɪˈfaɪnmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISOWNMENT

disorderly house
disordinate
disordinately
disorganic
disorganise
disorganiser
disorganization
disorganize
disorganized
disorganizer
disorient
disorientate
disorientated
disorientating
disorientation
disoriented
disorienting
disown
disowner
dispace

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISOWNMENT

advertisement
arraignment
big government
built environment
cantonment
central government
Department of the Environment
detainment
discernment
e-government
Federal Government
level of attainment
local government
misalignment
national government
national unity government
open government
parliamentary government
realignment
reapportionment
the Enlightenment

Synonyms and antonyms of disownment in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «disownment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISOWNMENT

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Translator English - Chinese

的否定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

repudio
570 millions of speakers

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disownment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

disownment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إنكار النسب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

disownment
278 millions of speakers

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disownment
270 millions of speakers

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disownment
260 millions of speakers

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disownment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disogok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verleugnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

disownment
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

disownment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disownment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

disownment
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைவிடுதலுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवनती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

disownment
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disconoscimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

disownment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

disownment
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

disownment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκήρυξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

disownment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avsäger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disownment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disownment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISOWNMENT»

The term «disownment» is used very little and occupies the 156.727 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISOWNMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disownment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISOWNMENT»

Discover the use of disownment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disownment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Elizabeth Fry: A Quaker Life : Selected Letters and Writings
Disownment Mild disapproval of one another's life-style was one thing, but there were greater causes of division within the Society of Friends which could lead to deeper rifts with families and to the loss of many to the Society. Because Quakers  ...
Elizabeth Gurney Fry, Gil Skidmore, 2005
2
Quaker History
These men were not legally or technically Quakers after their disownment. They professed views and acted contrary to the recognized doctrines of the Quakers and because of this were deprived of membership. Whatever may be thought of ...
3
Foundation: Matter the Body Itself
The disownment of the identity of darkness is the shining of the light for the first time, while the disownment of the identity of identity is the darkness, while, as is clear in the proof of the proportion constituting the ratio of the irreversible judgment ...
David G. Leahy, 1996
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An Introduction to Quakerism
condemn the breach or refuse to condemn it and face disownment (Marietta 1984 , p. 5)? To condemn the breach involved preparing a confession and appearing before the Monthly Meeting. The Friend would also need to attend his or her own  ...
Pink Dandelion, 2007
5
Of "good Laws" and "good Men": Law and Society in the ...
There was, however, a startling change in both the number of cases and the rates of disownment after 1695, which marked the end of the divisive Keithian schism. 72 Between 1696 and 1710, there were nearly twice as many cases in the ...
William McEnery Offutt, 1995
6
Islamic Law: Books One and Two
Chapter. Three: Devotion. and. Disownment. (Tawalli. and. Tabarri). The rulings of tawalli and tabarri Case: It is mandatory to have devotion and dedication ( tawalli) to Almighty Allah, the Prophets peace be upon them, the ma's}oom Imams ...
Sayyid Sadiq Husayni Shirazi
7
The Nature of the Beast
Disownment flourished with the flourishing of church Quakerism. The very term " disownment" has now disappeared from the Friends' Book of Discipline. A procedure more than a bit inaccurately known as "Quaker excommunication," its most ...
Milton Sanford Mayer, 1975
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Minute Book of the Men's Meeting of the Society of Friends ...
The final sanction was disownment, and this was to be recorded in the book (11 Oct. 1697), so that people who could not be reclaimed should not be recognised as members of the Men's or Women's meetings for church affairs, nor be called ...
Bristol Men's Meeting (Society of Friends), Russell Mortimer, 1977
9
Bulletin of the Friends Historical Association
These men were not legally or technically Quakers after their disownment. They professed views and acted contrary to the recognized doctrines of the Quakers and because of this were deprived of membership. Whatever may be thought of ...
10
Bulletin of the Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia
These men were not legally or technically Quakers after their disownment. They professed views and acted contrary to the recognized doctrines of the Quakers and because of this were deprived of membership. Whatever may be thought of ...
Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia, 1922

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISOWNMENT»

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1
The Hiding Variations
... that I endured throughout junior high and high school, I left there relatively unscathed in the sense of gay bashings and familial disownment. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
China's Your Country, We Just Live in It
Call it digital disownment — or perhaps imaginary immigration. A growing number of Chinese web users are voicing frustration with their ... «Foreign Policy, Jun 15»
3
Will Poldark Win America's Downton Love?
A single hour-long episode might contain a birth, a death, a marriage, a mine explosion, and a disownment—all happening to the same family. «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
4
In 'Daddy, Stop Talking,' Adam Carolla Takes On Parenting
I'm laying down a preemptive disownment if you become this guy or gal. Cover of "Daddy, Stop Talking!" First Up: Sonny Boy's List of Don'ts. «Here And Now, Jun 15»
5
Review: 'London River' Is an Affecting, Superbly Acted Tale of …
... is how under such devastating circumstances, what would be in some cases a cause of estrangement and even disownment of one's child, ... «Indie Wire, May 15»
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"Daddy, Stop Talking!" Excerpt
I'm laying down a preemptive disownment if you become this guy or gal. First Up: Sonny Boy's List of Don'ts. Zombie Guy: Not naming names, ... «MSNBC, May 15»
7
Literopolis: A Weekly Look at Portland Literary Events, May 18-24
This book starts where her previous memoir ends and explores the years of her thirties, her parents' disownment, the loss of her best friend, ... «GoLocalPDX, May 15»
8
Prince Manvendra, The World's First Openly Gay Prince, Fights For …
... "create any obstacles" for him anymore, his father recanted the disownment and various cities in India began coordinating gay pride parades. «Huffington Post, May 15»
9
Why Mother's Day Sucks for Some of Us
Even before the gay disownment, this time of year was always uncomfortable for me. Some years it was downright painful. We're supposed to ... «Mic, May 15»
10
Behind the mind of a transgender person
Betz said people who become transgender could face scrutiny and disownment among their peers and family. "Most parents aren't accepting of ... «ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA, May 15»

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