abandonment — aban·don·ment n 1: the act of abandoning property or a right: as a: relinquishment by an inventor of the right to enforce a patent see also dedication b: an author s relinquishment to the public domain of his or her copyrighted work c … Law dictionary
Abandonment — For the existentialist concept, see Abandonment (existentialism). Abandon redirects here. For other uses, see Abandon (disambiguation). Abandoned houses in Seacroft, Leeds, UK The term abandonment has a multitude of uses, legal and extra legal.… … Wikipedia
abandonment — The act of giving up the ownership of something covered by an insurance policy and treating it as if it has been completely lost or destroyed. If the insurers agree to abandonment, they will pay a total loss claim (see actual total loss;… … Big dictionary of business and management
New York divorce law — On August 15, 2010, Governor David Paterson signed no fault divorce into law in New York state. Until 2010, New York recognized divorces only upon fault based criteria, though the parties might agree to enter into a separation and have the… … Wikipedia
Victoria Gotti — (born November 27, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American writer and reality television participant. Family Victoria Gotti is a daughter of the late Gambino crime family Mafia boss, John Gotti and his wife Victoria DiGiorgio Gotti along with … Wikipedia
Carmine Agnello — (born 1960) is a New York mobster from the Gambino crime family who became rich from scrap metal companies. In 1984, he married Victoria Gotti, daughter of mob boss John Gotti. Agnello and Gotti had three sons, Carmine Gotti Agnello, John Gotti… … Wikipedia
desertion — The act by which a person abandons and forsakes, without justification, or unauthorized, a station or condition of public, social, or family life, renouncing its responsibilities and evading its duties. A willful abandonment of an employment or… … Black's law dictionary
desertion — The act by which a person abandons and forsakes, without justification, or unauthorized, a station or condition of public, social, or family life, renouncing its responsibilities and evading its duties. A willful abandonment of an employment or… … Black's law dictionary
desertion — de·ser·tion n: the forsaking of a person, post, or relationship: as a: permanent withdrawal from living with one s spouse without the spouse s consent and without cause or justification ◇ Desertion is a ground for divorce in many states. b:… … Law dictionary
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism