The phrase "abandon their responsibility" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of neglecting or giving up on one's duties or obligations.
Example: "In times of crisis, it is crucial that leaders do not abandon their responsibility to guide and support their teams."
Alternatives: "neglect their duty" or "forsake their obligations."
Teachers abandon their responsibility by joining competitively in the fray.
Union leaders have vigorously fought charter schools, which they consider privatization of public schools and a way for school districts to abandon their responsibility to children.
"When fathers are absent, when they abandon their responsibility to their children, we know the damage that does to our families," Mr. Obama told teenagers and community leaders in the East Room of the White House, beginning what he called a "national conversation on responsible fatherhood and healthy families".
The choice of option 1 reaffirms the stakeholder opinion in the survey that they did not want government to abandon their responsibility in the water sector.
We know that when fathers abandon their responsibilities, there's harm done to those kids.
If Democrats abandon their responsibilities and leave town without accomplishing these goals, they will not have learned the real lessons of this election.
We urge you to use your authority to stand up for American companies which are proud to be part of our nation and reduce U.S. incentives for others corporations which would abandon their responsibilities to their country for a nod of approval from Wall Street.
In particular "unpaid volunteers must have a limited set of tasks and not be expected to work more than a few hours a week; otherwise they tend to abandon their responsibilities" [ 22].
Politicians effectively abandoned their responsibility to engage directly with minorities, subcontracting it out to often reactionary "leaders".
As Mr. Obama has said, fathers often "abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men".
They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men.
