resignation

Plural: resignations

Noun

• acceptance of despair
• the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
• a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign
  • "he submitted his resignation as of next month"
• The act of resigning.
• A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
• An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
• The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

Examples

• hand in one's resignation
• Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.
• With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.

Synonyms

surrender, resignment