"Desuetude" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
Disuse; cessation or dis-continuance of use. Applied to obsolete statutes. James v. Cornu?-, 12 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 227
The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of
practice, custom, or fashion.
All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from and to and why.
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Little Tommy's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station. There they saw pictures tacked to a big bulletin board. The label clearly read, "The 10 Most Wanted."One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person."Yes," said the policeman, "the detectives want him very badly."So Little Tommy asked, while tugging on the man's belt, "Um, mister, why didn't you keep them when you took their pictures?"
A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.
Read the complete definitionThe act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; …
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