отрече́ние

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nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
renunciation, relinquishment, waiverlaw
Он подписа́л отрече́ние от прав на насле́дство.
He signed a renunciation of his claim to the inheritance.
Usually with «от» + genitive.
2.
abdicationhistory
Отрече́ние от престо́ла ста́ло неожи́данностью для всех.
The abdication came as a surprise to everyone.
In the set phrase «отречение от престола».
3.
disavowal, repudiation, renouncing
Его отрече́ние от ста́рых друзе́й всех порази́ло.
His disavowal of his old friends shocked everyone.

Examples

Царь подписал отречение от престола.
The tsar signed his abdication from the throne.
Схима требует от монаха полного отречения от мира.
The Great Schema requires a monk to renounce the world completely.
Его отречение от старых убеждений удивило друзей.
His renunciation of his old beliefs surprised his friends.