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• resign a claim — give up a claim on …   English contemporary dictionary

• Resign — Re*sign (r? z?n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resigned} ( z?nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resigning}.] [F. r[ e]signer, L. resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. re re + signare to seal, stamp. See {Sign}, and cf. {Resignation}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• resign — [ri zīn′] vt. [ME resignen < MFr resigner < L resignare < re , back + signare, to SIGN] 1. to give up possession of; relinquish (a claim, etc.) 2. to give up (an office, position, etc.) vi. to give up an office, position of employment,… …   English World dictionary

• resign — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. resigner, from L. resignare to check off, cancel, give up, from re opposite (see RE (Cf. re )) + signare to make an entry in an account book, lit. to mark (see SIGN (Cf. sign)). The sense is of making an entry (signum) …   Etymology dictionary

• resign — /ri zuyn /, v.i. 1. to give up an office or position, often formally (often fol. by from): to resign from the presidency. 2. to submit; yield: to resign before the inevitable. v.t. 3. to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally. 4. to… …   Universalium

• resign — /rəˈzaɪn / (say ruh zuyn) verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by from) to give up an office or position. 2. to submit; yield. –verb (t) 3. to give up (an office, position, etc.) formally. 4. to relinquish, as a right or claim. 5. to submit (oneself,… …  

• resign — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To relinquish] Syn. surrender, capitulate, give up; see abandon 1 , yield 1 . 2. [To leave one s employment] Syn. quit, leave, retire, step down, drop out, stand down, stand aside, end one s services, walk out, hand in one s …   English dictionary for students

• resign — re•sign [[t]rɪˈzaɪn[/t]] v. i. 1) to give up an office or position (often fol. by from) 2) to submit; yield: to resign before the inevitable[/ex] 3) to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally 4) to relinquish (a right, claim, etc.) 5) …   From formal English to slang

• give up — verb 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (Freq. 9) you ve forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property • Syn: ↑forfeit, ↑throw overboard, ↑waiv …   Useful english dictionary

• Adolf Shayevich — Adolf Shayevitch (born 1938) is one of two competing claimants to the title of Chief Rabbi of Russia [ Israelis in Moscow: A Bit of Banter, and Prayers , New York Times, July 30, 1988] . Despite his claims to the position, Adolf Shayevitch is not …   Wikipedia

• constructive dismissal — An employee resigns if he leaves his employment as a matter of choice. However, where there is a serious breach by the employer of the employment contract, the employee may be entitled to resign and claim constructive dismissal. Before the… …   Law dictionary