"relinquished responsibility" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to talk about someone or something giving up a responsibility. Example: The mother reluctantly relinquished responsibility for her child's education to the school.
Flower relinquished responsibility for the one-day and Twenty20 sides late last year, ostensibly in a bid to prolong his career with England, handing the reins to Ashley Giles.
They demonstrated, observed and gradually relinquished responsibility to the students.
The port is owned and managed by Scarborough Borough Council since the Harbour Commissioners relinquished responsibility in 1905.
They allow people to relinquish responsibility to superheroes.
"It was really nice to relinquish responsibility and see what the tape gave me.
On Thursday, Mr. Boehner seemed eager to relinquish responsibility for the fight, at least briefly, telling reporters that after the House votes on Friday, "This fight will move over to the Senate, where it belongs".
But the message to local supervisors is clear: they should not relinquish responsibility for the banks on their turf.Polish supervisors are probably taking their strategic investors too much on trust.
Parents can no longer say 'I don't understand the internet' and relinquish responsibility".
This requires the courage to question existing institutional arrangements, and not only devolve power in DRM, but also relinquish responsibility to citizens.
His move to the role of community and cricket development manager saw him relinquish responsibility for first-team matters.
Amid complaints that doctors could no longer cope, they were allowed to relinquish responsibility for providing out-of-hours care in 2004.
