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discontinuer (1310)
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discontinuer (1310)

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descontinuer  
  FEW:  continuus 2/i,1110b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  discontinuer 9,387a TL: descontinüer 2,1528 DEAF:  continüer (descontinüer)  DMF:  discontinuer  TLF:  discontinuer  OED:  discontinue v.  MED:  discontinuen v.  DMLBS:  discontinuare 680b

v.trans.

lawto discontinue, cease to prosecute: 
( 1340 )  qe nulle procés des pleez soit discontinuez en nulle place pur defaute de une lettre ou de une silable  Harriss 520
( 1341 )  par entrelesser d’un escript en la continuaunce tout le procés fust discontinué  YBB 15 Ed III 309
♦lawto break off, annul the operation of: 
( 1337 )  Dreit solonc la taille ne demort pas forsq’en accion en cas ou la taille est continué, mes icy la taille est discontinué  YBB 11-12 Ed III 89
( 1389-90 )  vous ditez qe si le tenaunt a terme de vie lessa a tenaunt en reversion q’il avera bref de wast et qe le fee simple est discontinué  YBB 13 Rich II 53

v.intrans.

to come to an end: 
( 1400 )  Et issint la primer somons de Parlement discontinua  Deposition 268

p.p. as a.

law(in a state of being) discontinued, stopped: 
( 1310 )  vostre plee si est discontinué e issi amorti  YBB Ed II iv 200
( 1319 )  ou le original [...] et le exigas disacorderent, et le procés discontinué  YBB Ed II xxiv 17
( 1400 )  Et issint la primer somons de Parlement discontinua (ms. discontinue (l. discontinué)  Deposition 268.10
( 1402 )  plusours recordes [...] sont erroignes & ascunes en tout discontinuez  Rot Parl1 iii 504

p.p. as s.

lawdiscontinuee, (person to whom an estate is aliened to the discontinuance of the heir in tail): 
( 1469 )  Si le tenaunt en le taile discontinue le maner a que un avowson est appendaunt et le discontinué presente [...]  Readings i 121.12
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