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  • 101Relinquishment — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Relinquishment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 relinquishment relinquishment abandonment Sgm: N 1 desertion desertion defection secession withdrawal Sgm: N 1 cave of Adullam cave of Adullam Sgm: N 1 nolle prosequi …

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  • 102dismissal — An order for the termination of a case without a trial of any of its issues; a voluntary discontinuance by the plaintiff. 24 Am J2d Dism § 1. A judgment dismissing a cause as finally adjudicated against the plaintiff. The termination of a… …

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  • 103dis|con|tin|u|ance — «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu uhns», noun. 1. the act of stopping or breaking off; cessation: »a discontinuance of electric service. Losses from the manufacture of low priced electric blankets…have led to the discontinuance of those products (Wall Street… …

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  • 104Desuetude — Des ue*tude, n. [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf. F. d[ e]su[ e]tude. See {Custom}.] The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion. [1913… …

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  • 105Discontinuation — Dis con*tin u*a tion, n. [Cf. F. discontinuation.] Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance. [1913 Webster] Upon any discontinuation of parts, made either by bubbles or by shaking the glass,… …

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  • 106Discontinuee — Dis con*tin u*ee , n. (Law) One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 107Formedon — For me*don, n. [OF., fr. Latin. So called because the plaintiff claimed by the form of the gift,: L. per formam doni.] (O. Eng. Law) A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been abolished …

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  • 108Intermission — In ter*mis sion, n. [L. intermissio: cf. F. intermission. See {Intermit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. Cessation for a time; …

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  • 109Miscontinuance — Mis con*tin u*ance, n. (Law) Discontinuance; also, continuance by undue process. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 110Ouster — Oust er, n. [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster, used substantively. See {Oust}.] A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; of a person. [1913 Webster] Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance …

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