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Definition of: interruption
(in′tə·rup′shən) noun
1. The act of interrupting.
2. The state of being interrupted; breach in continuity; an interval.
3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon any course, progress, or motion; hindrance; stop; check.
4. In Scots law, the legal step necessary to terminate a period of prescription; exception or reply against prescription.
5. An intermission; a temporary cessation.
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