RENOUNCE

renounce, vb. 1. To give up or abandon formally (a right or interest); to disclaim (renounce an inheritance). [Cases: Descent and Distribution 72; Wills 717. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 69, 77, 116; Wills§§ 1708–1710, 1713–1717.] 2. To refuse to follow or obey; to decline to recognize or observe (renounce one’s allegiance).