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dis·con·tin·u·ance

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–noun

1.	the act or state of discontinuing or the state of being discontinued; cessation: the discontinuance of a business.

2.	Law. the termination of a suit by the act of the plaintiff, as by notice in writing, or by neglect to take the proper adjournments to keep it pending.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < AF; see dis-¹, continuance

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dis·con·tin·u·ance Audio Help (dĭs'kən-tĭn'yōō-əns) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or an instance of discontinuing or the condition of being discontinued; cessation.
Law Termination of an action by the plaintiff.

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discontinuance
noun
the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) [ant: continuance]

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: dis·con·tin·u·ance
Pronunciation: "dis-k&n-'ti-ny&-w&ns
Function: noun
1 : the usually voluntarytermination of an action by a plaintiff by motion or by failure to pursue the claim
2 : the abandonment of a property or of a particular use of the property under the zoning laws

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Discontinuance

Dis`con*tin"u*ance\, n. 1. The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; as, a discontinuance of conversation or intercourse; discontinuance of a highway or of travel.

2. (Law) (a) A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail, or other tenant, seized in right of another, of a larger estate than the tenant was entitled to, whereby the party ousted or injured was driven to his real action, and could not enter. This effect of such alienation is now obviated by statute in both England and the United States. (b) The termination of an action in practice by the voluntary act of the plaintiff; an entry on the record that the plaintiff discontinues his action. (c) That technical interruption of the proceedings in pleading in an action, which follows where a defendant does not answer the whole of the plaintiff's declaration, and the plaintiff omits to take judgment for the part unanswered. --Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill.

Syn: Cessation; intermission; discontinuation; separation; disunion; disjunction; disruption; break.

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