The nonchalance with which a British officer turned over thousands of Indian troops to the Japanese at Farrer Park makes one wonder who was abdicating tradition: the colonial masters, or their subjects?
Juan Carlos, who announced on Monday that he is abdicating the throne, was long revered for his role in vouchsafing Spain's transition to democracy following the death, in 1975, of the country's geriatric Fascist leader, Generalissimo Francisco Franco.
It's a shame Yahoo is abdicating.
State Senator Barbara Buono, a Democrat from Edison who is running for governor, criticized the move and said Mr. Christie was "abdicating fiscal responsibility for the sake of political expediency".
If Albert, who is unmarried, dies or abdicates without an heir, Princess Caroline would be next in line to succeed to the throne.
On the other, it seems to be abdicating that role.
So when Congress says they are abdicating their statutory duties, they know whereof they speak.
The north gate, or porta, of the city just off the Piazza del Popolo was grandly rebuilt by Pope Alexander VII as a welcoming present to Christina, the queen of Sweden who was forced to abdicate after she converted from Protestant to Catholic in 1654.
"Judges abdicate their judicial role," said Judith Sheindlin, the former Family Court judge who is best known for her "Judge Judy" television show.
And when the goodbye was finally uttered on Wednesday, with Summitt abdicating the throne she occupied for 38 years, the reality washed over everyone who is in some degree in her debt.
