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PRONUNCIATION OF DESISTENCE

desistence  [dɪˈzɪstəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESISTENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Desistence 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESISTENCE


assistance
əˈsɪstəns
consistence
kənˈsɪstəns
desistance
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 DESISTENCE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESISTENCE

at your convenience
coexistence
competence
complex sentence
custodial sentence
death sentence
impotence
inadvertence
incompetence
jail sentence
life sentence
omnipotence
potence
presentence
pretence
prison sentence
sentence
simple sentence
struggle for existence
suspended sentence
topic sentence

Synonyms and antonyms of desistence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «desistence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESISTENCE

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

Translator English - Chinese

desistence
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desistencia
570 millions of speakers

English

desistence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

desistence
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

desistence
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

desistence
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desistência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

desistence
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désistement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Desakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

desistence
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

desistence
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

desistence
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Desistence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

desistence
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

desistence
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निराशता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

desistence
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

desistence
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

desistence
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

desistence
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desistence
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

desistence
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

desistence
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

desistence
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desistence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of desistence

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESISTENCE»

The term «desistence» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESISTENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «desistence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «desistence» 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 desistence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESISTENCE»

Discover the use of desistence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to desistence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The adolescent drug-crime relationship: desistence and ...
Whiteford examines adolescent drug use and its relationship to self-report crime, criminal arrests, and criminal versatility.
Scott W. Whiteford, 2007
2
Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs
Tracking the Process and Correlates of Desistence Longitudinal cohort studies have yielded many insights about the process of the initiation of drug use (and the reasons for that initiation). Over time, these studies have become well positioned ...
Committee on Understanding and Controlling the Demand for Illegal Drugs, Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, 2010
3
Encyclopedia of Mexican Mining Law: A Digest of the Mexican ...
If the desistence should be made in writing, the document shall be added to the docket, which shall then be placed in the archives. If the desistence should be made during the publication of the advertisements, these shall be taken down from ...
Richard E. Chism, 1904
4
Criminology: Theory, Research, and Policy
In turn, the lack of adult social bonds keeps individuals on the antisocial pathway. 52 Again, despite this likelihood of continued antisocial behavior, the possibility of adult social bonds also opens the avenues for desistence. Indeed, Sampson ...
Gennaro Vito, Jeffrey Maahs, 2011
5
Inter-professional Approaches to Young Fathers
Desistence. theories. and. 'critical. moments'. Desistence. theories. Recent research has given some insights into the factors, processes and interventions by which individuals desist from crime and underpinning these factors are three ...
Jane Reeves, 2008
6
Personality and Personality Disorders: The Science of Mental ...
Re search is needed to determine whether or not abstaining from delinquency is necessarily a sign of good adolescent adjustment. Desistence From Crime: Adolescence-Limited: A re Responsive t0 Shifting Reinforcement Contingencies By ...
Steven Hyman, 2013
7
Introduction to Criminology: Why Do They Do It?
How do developmental or Thus, this chapterfocuses on explaining the various concepts in the life-course perspective, such as early onset, desistence, frequency of offending, and fac- tors involved in criminal careers. Perhaps the best indicator ...
Pamela J. Schram, Stephen G. Tibbetts, 2013
8
Crime, Violence, and the Modern State, 1600-1900: Crime and ...
Possibly because the desistence factors that have been identified operate in the present, or within discrete periods, and concern individual offenders, criminologists and policy theorists in the modern period have overlooked a factor that is ...
Judith Rowbotham, Marianna Muravyeva, David Nash, 2013
9
Criminological Theory: The Essentials
We will focus on explaining the various concepts in the life-course perspective, such as onset, desistence, and frequency, as well as the arguments against this perspective. Finally, we will review the current state of research regarding this ...
Stephen G. Tibbetts, 2011
10
Punishment & Sentencing
... and last positive function of censure is that it supposedly addresses third parties and provides them with reasons for desistence from crime; blaming conveys the message that the relevant conduct is reprehensible, and should be eschewed.
Mirko Bageric, 2001

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESISTENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term desistence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Strange Bedfellows Perpetuate the Denial of Proper Care for Young …
... girl for a period of time and then return to live as a boy (desistence) than to deny a trans girl her freedom to determine her life according to her ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
2
We need a bolder charity sector which claims the right to have an …
... who can turn from a beneficiary into an agent: a piece of narrative re-scripting that, the desistence gurus say, is crucial to the decision to stop ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
3
Chris Holligan
We are interested in processes which relate to desistence, such as maintaining contact while the relative is in prison. We are hoping to ... «The Conversation UK, Sep 14»
4
City 0 – 2 Barcelona: Two left-backs not enough
Defensively, he managed to miss on all five of his attempted tackles (three of which were against Alves), while providing little desistence to his ... «Bitter And Blue, Feb 14»
5
End-to-end assessment framework 'vital' for youth justice system
However, AssetPlus will now have a stronger focus on a young person's potential for change, opportunities for desistence, along with a greater ... «The Information Daily, Jul 13»
6
Zanu PF compensates NewsDay
... we desist from holding suicidal grudges and we encourage our students like Welshman Ncube to keep the Zapu grudge desistence culture ... «NewsDay, Jun 13»
7
PEOPLE v. BAILEY
... inquiry concerning whether there has been a completion, abandonment, or desistence of the [felony] before the homicide was completed. «Leagle.com, Oct 10»
8
Colombia to explore for oil offshore Brazil
The Niscota block where the well is was awarded to Ecopetrol together with Hocol, Talisman and Total following BP desistence. Ecopetrol also ... «MercoPress, Apr 09»
9
Paraguayan president gives his name to love-child
Viviana Carrillo, the young mother who has rocked Paraguay public opinion since last week said the solicitors has presented a desistence ... «MercoPress, Apr 09»

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