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Definition of: discontinuance
(dis′kən·tin′y
·əns) noun
1. The act of discontinuing, or state of being discontinued; interruption or intermission.
2. Discontinuity.
3. Law The interruption of a suit, as by failure of the plaintiff to follow it up: distinguished from dismissal.
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