discontinuance

1. The act or an instance of discontinuing or the condition of being discontinued; cessation.
2. Law. Termination of an action by the plaintiff.

Termination of coverage in insurance.

noun

1. The act of stopping: cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuation, halt¹, stay¹, stop, stoppage, surcease. See continue/stop/pause.
2. The condition of being stopped: cessation, discontinuation, halt¹, standstill, stop, stoppage, surcease. See continue/stop/pause.
3. A cessation of continuity or regularity: break, discontinuation, discontinuity, disruption, interruption, pause, suspension. See continue/stop/pause.

Definition: stop, suspension of activity
Antonyms: continuation, restarting, retry

Cessation; ending; giving up. The discontinuance of a lawsuit, also known as a dismissal or a nonsuit, is the voluntary or involuntary termination of an action.