Abandonment
Abandoning, Relinquishing
noun, verbal noun
ほうき
法規 (ほうき) Laws, Regulations
放棄 (ほうき) Abandonment, Abandoning, Relinquishing
諦観 (ていかん) Resignation
辞職 (じしょく) Resignation, Quitting
投棄 (とうき) Dumping, Throwing Away
Resignation 放棄 is when you release 放 and abandon 棄 your post.
He handed in his Resignation and did the hokey ほうき pokey.