abeyance

a·bey·ance  (-bns)

n.

1. The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension: held the plan in abeyance.

2. Law A condition of undetermined ownership, as of an estate that has not yet been assigned.

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[Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French abeance, desire, from abaer, to gape at : a-, at (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + baer, to gape; see bay².]

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a·beyant adj.

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abeyance

Noun

in abeyance put aside temporarily [Old French abeance, literally: a gaping after]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

abeyance - temporary cessation or suspension     suspension inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive cold storage - in a state of abeyance or postponement deferral, recess - a state of abeyance or suspended business moratorium - suspension of an ongoing activity stand-down, standdown - a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness

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abeyance

noun >> in abeyance shelved, pending, on ice (informal) in cold storage (informal) hanging fire, suspended

Translations

abeyance [əˈbeɪəns] n in abeyance [law] → en desuso; [matter] → en suspenso

abeyance [əˈbeɪəns] n in abeyance [law] → en désuétude; [matter]; en suspens

abeyance [əˈbeɪəns] n in abeyance (law) → außer Kraft;

(matter) → ruhend

abeyance [əˈbeɪəns] n in abeyance → in sospeso

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abeyance [əˈbeiəns]

left undecided usually for a short time The matter was left in abeyance. opskorting تَعْلِيقْ، مُعَلَّقْ изчакване nerozhodnutý stillet i bero in der Schwebe (σε) εκκρεμότητα pendiente, en suspenso (ajutiselt) otsustamata تعلیق؛ بلاتکلیفی lepäämässä (asiasta) en suspens לִהַשאִיר תָּלוּי וְעוֹמד क्षणिक विराम stanje neizvjesnosti függőben tertunda ófrágenginn in sospeso 未定 중지하여 nežinioje, neišspręsta neizšķirts; neatrisināts dibiarkan begitu saja opschorting i bero w zawieszeniu em suspenso în suspensie временное прекращение nerozhodnutý odložen na pozneje neizvesnost anstånd, vila การระงับไว้ชั่วคราว askıda, kullanmama 未定 стан непевності; в невідомості التواء، sự hoãn lại 未定