Definition
desistances
noun
- plural of desistance; instances or acts of ceasing or stopping an action, especially a harmful or illegal one
Usage: formal; often used in legal or official contexts
Examples
- The court praised the defendant's desistances from criminal activity over the past five years.
- Multiple desistances from smoking attempts finally led to her permanent success.
- The treaty required desistances from all hostile military operations.
- His desistances from harmful behavior demonstrated genuine rehabilitation.
- The organization documented desistances from discriminatory practices across all departments.