About The Word Desistance
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Desistance
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What's The Definition Of Desistance?Synonyms | Synonyms for Desistance: Related Terms | Find terms related to Desistance: See Also | Desistance In Webster's Dictionary \De*sist"ance\, n. [Cf. F. desistance.]
The act or state of desisting; cessation. [R.] --Boyle.
If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed
by desistance . . . then would the system be but seldom
out of working order. --H. Spencer.
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