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abandonment2 CONSTRUCTSAbandonment (Law)GARNER · LAWAbandonment (Psychology)BOWLBY · PSYCHOLOGY

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Law

the voluntary relinquishment of a right or property with no intent to reclaim it.

In law, abandonment refers to the voluntary relinquishment of a right or property with no intent to reclaim it. This meaning comes from Garner (1999) in Black's Law Dictionary. Here abandonment is not the experience of being left by a caregiver or partner, central to attachment insecurity.[3][1]

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Psychology

the experience of being left by a caregiver or partner, central to attachment insecurity.

In psychology, abandonment refers to the experience of being left by a caregiver or partner, central to attachment insecurity. This meaning comes from Bowlby (1988/2012) in A Secure Base. Here abandonment is not the voluntary relinquishment of a right or property with no intent to reclaim it.[2]

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References

  1. Garner, B. A. (Ed.). (1999). Black's law dictionary (7th ed.). West Group. ISBN 9780314228642
  2. Bowlby, J. (2012). A Secure Base. Routledge. (Original work published 1988) https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203440841
  3. Strahilevitz, L. J. (2009). The right to abandon. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1348211

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