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Meaning of "desistance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESISTANCE

desistance  [dɪˈzɪstəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESISTANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Desistance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DESISTANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of desistance in the English dictionary

The definition of desistance in the dictionary is the act or process of desisting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESISTANCE


assistance
əˈsɪstəns
consistence
kənˈsɪstəns
desistence
dɪˈzɪstəns
distance
ˈdɪstəns
equidistance
ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstəns
existence
ɪɡˈzɪstəns
inconsistence
ˌɪnkənˈsɪstəns
inexistence
ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns
insistence
ɪnˈsɪstəns
instance
ˈɪnstəns
irresistance
ɪrɪˈzɪstəns
nonexistence
ˈnɒnɪɡˈzɪstəns
nonresistance
ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstəns
outdistance
ˌaʊtˈdɪstəns
persistence
pəˈsɪstəns
pre-existence
ˈpriːɪɡˈzɪstəns
resistance
rɪˈzɪstəns
self-existence
ˌsɛlfɪɡˈzɪstəns
subsistence
səbˈsɪstəns
substance
ˈsʌbstəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESISTANCE

desilverize
desinence
desinent
desinential
desipience
desipient
desipramine
desirability
desirable
desirableness
desirably
desire
desired
desireless
desirer
desirous
desirously
desirousness
desist
desistence

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESISTANCE

acceptance
acquaintance
advance
amount of substance
antimicrobial resistance
capacitance
conductance
Constance
court of first instance
for instance
importance
inductance
inheritance
long-distance
reluctance
remittance
repentance
stance
the distance
the Resistance
walking distance

Synonyms and antonyms of desistance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «desistance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESISTANCE

Find out the translation of desistance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of desistance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «desistance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

停止追究
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desistimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

desistance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

desistance
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

desistance
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

desistance
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desistência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désistement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Desis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

desistance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

desistance
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

desistance
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Desistance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

desistance
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

desistance
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निराश्रय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

desistance
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

désistance
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odstąpienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

desistance
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abținerea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

desistance
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afstand is
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

desistance
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desistance
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of desistance

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESISTANCE»

The term «desistance» is normally little used and occupies the 127.089 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESISTANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «desistance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «desistance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about desistance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESISTANCE»

Discover the use of desistance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to desistance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Understanding Desistance From Crime
This book is both an introduction to research on desistance, and the report on a follow-up of two hundred probationers sentenced to supervision in the late 1990s.
Farrall, Stephen, Calverley, Adam, 2005
2
Desistance from Sex Offending: Alternatives to Throwing Away ...
This book offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians.
D. Richard Laws, Tony Ward, 2011
3
Cultures of Desistance: Rehabilitation, Reintegration and ...
This is despite known ethnic differences in factors identified as affecting disengagement from offending, such as employment, place of residence, religious affiliation and family structure, providing good reasons for believing differences ...
Adam Calverley, 2012
4
Caged Lives and Caged Minds? The Role of Agency in the ...
This research was an initial attempt to quantitatively identify factors that influence an individual's decision to desist from offending. Additional research is needed to determine the mechanisms underlying these factors.
Alyssa Scott, 2008
5
Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration
Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration also reviews the literature on desistance from crime, community supervision, and the evaluation research on selected types of intervention.
Committee on Community Supervision and Desistance from Crime, Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, 2007
6
Desistance: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
In criminology, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need.
Oxford University Press, 2010
7
Going Straight for Her Children? Mothers' Desistance After ...
The process by which individuals stop, or desist from, criminal behavior is an emerging focus of theoretical and research inquiry.
Venezia Michalsen, 2007
8
Handbook on Crime and Deviance
with desistance. We conclude with a brief discussion of some of the policy implications of the emerging research on desistance. WHAT IS DESISTANCE? In their extensive review of the desistance literature, Laub and Sampson (2001) argue ...
Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte, Gina Penly Hall, 2010
9
Desistance Transitions and the Impact of Probation
However, the conceptualisation of primary and secondary desistance as discreet categorical phases, may not offer as much clarity as has previously been assumed. It is argued here that desistance should be viewed as a process, rather than ...
Sam King, 2013
10
Factors Contributing to the Desistance of Violence Among ...
Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used in the analysis of the data.
Joy D. Patton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESISTANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term desistance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Justice, where are you ?
A female judge in Iba, Zambales told a child victim she accepted her (forced to sign) affidavit of desistance withdrawing the complaint because ... «The Manila Times, Jun 15»
2
Practice makes perfect
We have a motion to dismiss on the ground that the private complainant already executed an Affidavit of Desistance,” ni Atty. Peter Repeque ... «Banat, Jun 15»
3
Report on Reasons behind the Spread of Arms Trade
Disarmament upon the desistance of conflict must also take place and efficient judiciary measures to ensure that those who misuse weapons ... «Sudan Vision, Jun 15»
4
57 Kentex victims' kin settle with firm
No one has sent me an affidavit of desistance or any document forgiving Kentex,” Saladero said in an interview. Earlier this month, only nine ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
5
SC suspends lawyer for dishonesty
... Acorda managed to convince Lazareto to settle the matter, which resulted in the complainant filing an affidavit of desistance and causing the ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
6
'Mayor TJ is lying'
“The barangay officials who filed the case have already signed an affidavit of desistance last year,” Catacutan said. Rodriguez, according to ... «Sun.Star, Jun 15»
7
Ex-ARMM officer seeks case dismissal
... Senen Arabaca, who identified himself as the President of Geneve S.A. Philippines, Inc. executed an Affidavit of Desistance dated May 29, ... «The Manila Times, Jun 15»
8
Why America Should Stop Building Youth Jails
In researcher Edward P. Mulvey's report “Highlights From Pathways to Desistance: A Longitudinal Study of Serious Adolescent Offenders,” he ... «CityLab, Jun 15»
9
Skyjet withdraws P20-M damage suit vs. CAAP
"I have also instructed our legal team for the immediate withdrawal/desistance of the case filed at the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City ... «GMA News, Jun 15»
10
Now is the time for action rather than words on issue of women …
In a policy context we talk about supporting desistance from offending and recovery from substance misuse or poor mental health. «Holyrood.com, Jun 15»

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