See Also: interruption(dictionary)
Business Interruption(money)

interruption (iou)



interruption noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin interruptio(n-), formed as INTERRUPT verb: see -ION.]
The action or an act of preventing something or thwarting someone; obstruction. LME-L16.
A break (usu. temporary) in the continuous progress of an action, condition, etc., esp. speech; (a) hindrance of the course or continuance of something. LME.
b. Temporary cessation, suspension. E17.
A breach of continuity in space or order; the formation or existence of a gap or space. LME.
Law. (A) legal action to prevent the exercise of a right or privilege. Long only spec. (Scot.) (a) legal action taken to lengthen the period of time during which a prescriptive right is established. LME.