abalienation
- 01 C2 Proficiency
the legal act of giving your land or belongings to another person.
the formal transfer of title, land, or goods from one owner to another. This term is archaic and primarily found in historical legal documents.
Simple“The old documents recorded the abalienation of the family farm to a neighbor.”
In context“The parchment detailed the formal abalienation of the manor and its surrounding lands, ensuring the title passed securely to the merchant's heirs.”
UsageUsed as both a countable and uncountable noun in legal history.
SynonymsAntonyms - 02 C2 Proficiency
the state of being separated or turned away from someone or something.
the state of being estranged or mentally separated from a person, group, or one's own senses.
Simple“His long absence led to a total abalienation from his former friends.”
In context“The poet described a profound abalienation of the spirit, where the individual feels entirely disconnected from the physical world.”
Teacher's tipThis sense is extremely rare in modern English; learners should use 'estrangement' or 'alienation' instead.
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From Latin abalienatio. Equivalent to abalienate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.