| He took aim at the antiwar movement, whose members, he claimed, had abdicated their historic responsibilities. |
| Charles eventually relieved Rupert of all responsibilities and ordered him into exile. |
| To demand that the police are there to protect you is an abdication of your own responsibilities. |
| I think the war in Iraq has more to do with the media's abdication of its responsibilities than the deficiencies of our president. |
| I want to believe that I am empowered with the ability to exercise my responsibilities. |
| Yet is it really fair to assume that parents have abdicated their responsibilities? |
