abandonment рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ? abandonment рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ? The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.