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Definition of Discontinuance
1. Noun. The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent).
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Termination
Specialized synonyms: Disfranchisement, Disinheritance, Phase-out, Prorogation, Dismount
Antonyms: Continuance, Continuation
Derivative terms: Discontinue, Discontinue, Discontinue
Definition of Discontinuance
1. n. 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.
Definition of Discontinuance
1. Noun. The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an ending. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discontinuance
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discontinuance
Literary usage of Discontinuance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Digest of the Laws of England by John Comyns, Anthony Hammond (1822)
"So, a fine by tenant in tail is a bar to his issue, and a discontinuance only to
those in remainder or reversion. Vide Estates, (B 25. ..."
2. The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, Or, A Commentary ...by Edward Coke, Thomas Littleton, Francis Hargrave, Charles Butler, Matthew Hale, Heneage Finch Nottingham by Edward Coke, Thomas Littleton, Francis Hargrave, Charles Butler, Matthew Hale, Heneage Finch Nottingham (1853)
"The description of a discontinuance, 325. a. The derivation and several acceptations
of the ... How many several ways the discontinuance may be wrought, ..."
3. A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown: Or, A System of the Principal Matters by William Hawkins, John Curwood (1824)
"468 discontinuance. All suits, civil or criminal, and all process thereon, ...
discontinuance is where any gap or chasm is suffered in legal proceedings. ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, William Draper Lewis (1902)
"discontinuance. The term "discontinuance" is used to distinguish those cases ...
But a disseisin or discontinuance of corporeal hereditaments necessarily ..."
5. Systematic Arrangement of Lord Coke's First Institute of the Laws of England by John Henry Thomas, Sir Thomas Littleton, Francis Hargrave, Heneage Finch Nottingham, Edward Coke, Matthew Hale (1836)
"The residue of this section upon that which hath been said is evident. sl^bf3'
there where, he that makes the discontinuance was once seised by LITTLETON. ..."
6. The Principles and Forms of Practice in Civil Actions in Courts of Record by Austin Abbott, Carlos Coolidge Alden (1907)
"Statements of discontinuance suitable to be inserted in foregoing Forms. ...
M The court will not usually order a discontinuance without defendant's consent ..."
7. Elementary Law by William Callyhan Robinson (1910)
"discontinuance is the wrongful occupation of lands held in fee tail, after the
death of a ... Abatement and intrusion also differ from discontinuance and ..."
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