Act of relinquishing property or authority etc

• Relinquish a penny to enter royal house
• Give up
• Yield control of

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another n. The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In cellular telecommunications , the term handoff refers to the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel. In satellite communications it is the process of transferring satellite ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
handover \handover\ n. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities.