abdications
n. C1 Advanced ab·di·ca·tions
n. the formal act of giving up a high position, like a king or queen giving up their throne. It can also mean failing to do something you are supposed to do.
n. the formal renunciation of a high office or position, such as a monarch relinquishing the throne. Also refers to the failure to perform a duty or exercise a right.
The king made his abdications public in a formal speech.
Historians often debate the political consequences of the emperor's abdications during the final years of the dynasty.
The legal team argued that the company's abdications of its safety responsibilities led directly to the environmental disaster and subsequent fines.