desistance

/dɪˈzɪstəns/
noun
  1. The act of stopping doing something, especially something illegal or harmful.
    • The program focuses on the desistance of criminal behavior in young adults.
    • Her desistance from smoking improved her health dramatically.
    • Researchers study factors that lead to the desistance of drug use.
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