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Spanish
Etymology
From desistir + -encia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /desisˈtenθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desisˈtensja/
- Rhymes: -enθja
- Rhymes: -ensja
- Syllabification: de‧sis‧ten‧cia
Noun
desistencia f (plural desistencias)
- desistance
2016 October 25, “Las dificultades de medir la reincidencia y por qué debemos hacerlo mejor”, in ABC Color, archived from the original on 29 November 2016:En primer lugar, los sistemas de información podrían realizar un seguimiento a la desistencia del crimen – es decir, no re-delinquir – en lugar de sólo registrar el primer “fracaso” de volver a cometer un crimen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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