The action or process of divesting; withdrawal of investment or involvement from something.
From 'divest' + the suffix '-ment' (forming nouns of action or state). Became prominent in modern usage during political and environmental campaigns.
The divestment movement—particularly the fossil fuel divestment movement—shows how an old word from cloth-removing became a powerful tool for social change, making 'non-investment' as political as active investment.
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