abandoning Copy link Outline 1. rĕlictio2. dērĕlictĭo3. dēstĭtūtĭo • abandoning, abandonment: 1. rĕlictio: the ab. and betrayal of one's consul, r. proditioque consulis sui, Cic. 2. dērĕlictĭo: the ab. of the general interest, communis utilitatis d., Cic. 3. dēstĭtūtĭo: Cic.: Suet.