Example usage
Because there was not as much value in the deceased's estate, the bequests were subject to abandonment.
noun
Cancelling a writ or action; stopping a nuisance; reducing the payments to creditors in proportion, if there is not enough money to pay them in full; or reducing the bequests in a will, in proportion, when there is not enough money to pay them in full.
Because there was not as much value in the deceased's estate, the bequests were subject to abandonment.
Source: Plain English Campaign