1. To cease or discontinue established processes, protocols, or formal methods of operation
The company decided to abandon procedures and implement a new management system.
A empresa decidiu abandonar procedimentos e implementar um novo sistema de gestão.
2. To give up or renounce adherence to specific rules or regulations
The court ordered them not to abandon procedures during the investigation.
O tribunal ordenou que não abandonassem procedimentos durante a investigação.
3. In technical or operational contexts, to terminate a process or workflow
If the system fails, we must abandon procedures and activate the backup protocol.
Se o sistema falhar, devemos abandonar procedimentos e ativar o protocolo de backup.