| 释义 |
dis·continuance
\|dis+\ noun
Etymology: Middle English discontinuaunce, from dis- (I) + continuaunce continuance — more at continuance
1. : the act or an instance of discontinuing the use or practice of
< there were no automobiles to cause a discontinuance of walking — Morris Fishbein >
< an appeal for the discontinuance of the electoral college >
: the state of being discontinued
< discontinuance of dueling had changed the pattern of German university life >
: cessation, shutdown, closure
< a discontinuance of bus service between the two towns >
< the site of the state fair until its recent discontinuance >
< almost 40 percent of small business discontinuances involve simply a change of ownership — Nation's Business >
: interruption
< an intercourse renewed after many years' discontinuance — Jane Austen >
2. obsolete : temporary absence
3. [Middle English discontinuaunce, from Anglo-French, from Middle French dis-, des- dis- (I) + continuance — more at continuance]
a. : a breaking off or interruption of an estate upon an alienation made especially by a tenant in tail of a larger estate than he was entitled to
b. : the termination of an action by the failure of the plaintiff to properly continue it or by the entry of a discontinuing order on his motion — compare dismiss vt 4b
c. : the interruption of the proceedings in an action that follows where a party does not answer all the material allegations of the previous pleading and the opposite party fails to take judgment for the part unanswered |