different between cassation vs discontinue

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæ?se???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Etymology 1

From French cassation, from Latin cass? (“destroy, annul”)

Noun

cassation (countable and uncountable, plural cassations)

1. The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment.

Synonyms

• quashing

Derived terms

• court of cassation

Translations

Etymology 2

From German Kassation, from Italian cassazione

Noun

cassation (plural cassations)

1. (music) A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors.

Anagrams

• tacsonias

French

Etymology

From casser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.sa.sj??/
• Homophone: cassations

Noun

cassation f (plural cassations)

1. (law) cassation

Further reading

• “cassation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Old French descontinuer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?sk?n?t?nju/

Verb

discontinue (third-person singular simple present discontinues, present participle discontinuing, simple past and past participle discontinued)

1. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.

   They plan to discontinue that design.

   • 1603, Samuel Daniel, A Defence of Rime

     Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years.

   • 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech

     They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it.

Synonyms

• terminate
• break off

Antonyms

• continue

Translations

French

Adjective

discontinue

1. feminine singular of discontinu

Italian

Adjective

discontinue

1. feminine plural of discontinuo