noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
abandonment; renunciation; waiver; giving up
Formal term for voluntarily giving up a right, claim, plan, or responsibility. Used in legal, business, and serious personal contexts.
彼は相続権を放棄した。
He renounced his inheritance rights.
政府はその計画を放棄せざるを得なかった。
The government had no choice but to abandon the plan.