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abandon

/əˈbæn.dən/ noun C2
  1. A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.) (countable, uncountable) · with gay abandon, with wild abandon, with reckless abandon

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This fourth murder is apparent to all, and if thy father abandon thee, Valentine, it is I, and I swear it, that shall pursue the assassin.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1016 · C1
Advise you to abandon case.—LESTRADE.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 55 · C1
“And yet it may be premature to abandon the case.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 55 · C1
Therefore I am here to advise you this morning, and my advice to you is summed up in three words—abandon the case.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 79 · C1

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