Kallooar v. The Queen states, "The word "abandon" as used in sec. 15 (1) (a) of the Game Ordinance of the Northwest Territories, 1960 (2nd Sess.) ch. 2, though not defined in the ordinance, must be given its ordinary general mean- ing and not a restricted meaning. It signifies not merely "leaving" but "leaving completely and finally, giving up all concern in." Thus, a hunter who has killed game does not "abandon," so as to be guilty of an offence, any part of it which he cannot immediately carry away, if he intends to return and remove it."

The root of abandon actually goes further back to Latin. The roots have to do with how people abandoned their unwanted children to sacrifice them to the gods, or the children were sold as slaves for food. To abandon someone or something is a selfish choice in my opinion. If you decide to leave someone to survive on their own without anything then you are a coward and should have never had the responsibilty in the first place.

There are many definitions of abandonment. Some are srtonger then others, especially to the people that have been affected by it. My definition of abandonment goes as follows:

Abandon-

The selfish act of leaving someone for unexplainable reasons, giving up, being a coward.