"a discontinuance" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to the ending of something, such as a course of action or a policy, or when you want to talk about something coming to an end. For example: "The new regulations brought about a discontinuance of the old policies."
"At the heart of those agreements was the principals' desire to avoid the public humiliation of a discontinuance," Ms. Levy wrote.
For the climate change mitigation line, the 2011 termination of the SLOK policy support scheme led to a discontinuance of progressive local climate change policy making, showing local governments that relying too much on central government support is not without risks due to increased dependence.
Quarmby and one other accepted a discontinuance offered to all five Kinder Morgan dropped all charges.
No statement known to me from any corner of government has broached the idea of a discontinuance of this giveaway.
As the giveaways have reached near one trillion dollars which now stand as debt we will be well served with a discontinuance of such economic folly.
"The city recognized that all we really need to do is file a stipulation of discontinuance as a matter of general practice," an official said.
As our patient population had completed a median time of six months of therapy prior to study, which might be interpreted as evidence of a therapy benefit, patients with rapid progression or high levels of toxicity forcing an early discontinuance of therapy might have had an entirely different view on survival threshold.
"If a notice of discontinuance has not been filed or the matter has not been listed for further directions on 29 April 2016, the matter will be deemed resolved," Atkinson ordered.
Following a two-week discontinuance of antihypertensive drugs, 169 type 2 diabetic patients with hypertension were enrolled in twelve-week drug treatment study and randomized into one of two treatment groups.
The voluntary agreement, referred to as an "assurance of discontinuance," is in effect nationwide.
Plumacher, who was then president of the company, signed an "assurance of discontinuance," agreeing not to sell unregistered securities but not admitting that QuesTec ever had.
