dis·con·tin·u·ance 
(dĭs′kən-tĭny-əns)
(dĭs′kən-tĭny-əns)n.
1. The act or an instance of discontinuing or the condition of being discontinued; cessation.
2. Law
a. The plaintiff's failure to proceed in a legal action.
b. The plaintiff's agreement to the dismissal of a legal action.
- artificial insemination
- artificial intelligence
- artificiality
- artificial language
- artificial life
- artificially
- artificial respiration
- artificial selection
- artillerist
- artillery
- artilleryman
- artillery plant
- artily
- artiness
- artiodactyl
- artiodactylous
- artisan
- artisanal
- artisanship
- artist
- artiste
- artistic
- artistically
- artistry
- artless