Definitions for Discontinuance
ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu ənsdis·con·tin·u·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discontinuance, discontinuationnoun

   the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discontinuancenoun

   The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an ending.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discontinuancenoun

   Etymology: from discontinue.

   1. Want of cohesion of parts; want of union of one part with another; disruption.

   The stillicides of water, if there be enough to follow, will draw themselves into a small thread, because they will not discontinue; but if there be no remedy, then they cast themselves into round drops, which is the figure that saveth the body most from discontinuance. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   2. Cessation; intermission.

   Let us consider, whether our approaches to him are sweet and refreshing, and if we are uneasy under any long discontinuance of our conversation with him. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. [In the common law.]An interruption or breaking off; as discontinuance of possession, or discontinuance of process. The effect of discontinuance of possession is, that a man may not enter upon his own land or tenement alienated, whatsoever his right be unto it, or by his own authority; but must seek to recover possession by law. The effect of discontinuance of plea is, that the instance may not be taken up again, but by a new writ to begin the suit afresh. John Cowell

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1. discontinuance

   Discontinuance refers to the act of stopping or termination of a particular action, process, or condition. It typically denotes the cessation of a practice, activity, or procedure. This term is often used in legal scenarios where a case may undergo discontinuance if it's terminated before the final judgement. It can also apply to products or services that are no longer being manufactured or offered.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discontinuancenoun

   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. Discontinuancenoun

   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

3. Discontinuancenoun

   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

4. Discontinuancenoun

   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

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1. • Termination

How to pronounce Discontinuance?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Discontinuance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Discontinuance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Discontinuance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Discontinuance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Discontinuance
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Discontinuance