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Desuetude

A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

Disuse; cessation or discontinuance of use.

See all definitions for "Desuetude" · Cyclopedic (1922)·Ballentine's (1916)·Black's (1910)·Black's (1891)

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