Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Renunciation

/(r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n [or] -sh?-?"sh?n; 277)/ · Re·nun·ci·a·tion · IPA /rɪnˌʌnsiːˈeɪʃən/

01 n. The act of renouncing.

1.
The act of renouncing.
2.
Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right.(Law)

Syn. Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment.