Dictionary
res•ig•na•tion
Pronunciation: (rez"ig-nā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. the act of resigning.
2. a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position, etc.
3. an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence:
to meet one's fate with resignation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.