Disownment

To be absent from this weekly ritual was to risk disownment. ❋ Jack Canfield (2010)

I've been disowned; actually, it's been more of a mutual disownment and my trust in the family is blown to bits. ❋ Post (2010)

The day her father had thrown her out of the house, accusing her of making disownment a family trait. ❋ Davis Bunn (2009)

Ratha's discovery of fire and the subsequent disownment from the clan is an interesting take on the man vs. society theme in young adult literature. ❋ Tarie (2008)

If parents wave the dread “disownment” over their kids, they should expect their bluff will be called. ❋ Elise Mac Adam (2008)

This disownment deteriorating itself into tamasic indolence finally drove away the spirit of God from the affairs of the world. ❋ Tusar N Mohapatra (2008)

I understand that a family name is a really big deal in Arabic culture and this represents a huge disownment on the part of his family. ❋ Unknown (2005)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I've had to face public opinion, I've had to face disownment from my father. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The disownment by the Meeting was a serious penalty. ❋ Unknown (1902)

They were scarcely settled amid their new surroundings before the sisters received a formal notice of their disownment by the Society of Friends because of Angelina's marriage. ❋ Birney, Catherine H. (1885)