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 [əˈbeɪəns]

n

1. (usually preceded by in or into) a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily

2. (Law) (usually preceded by in) Law an indeterminate state of ownership, as when the person entitled to an estate has not been ascertained

[C16-17: from Anglo-French, from Old French abeance expectation, literally a gaping after, a reaching towards]

abeyant  adj

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 The matter was left in abeyance until the next meeting.

Translations

abeyance [əˈbeɪəns] N to be in abeyance → estar en desuso
to fall into abeyance → caer en desuso

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

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abeyance

n no pl to be in abeyance (law, rule, issue) → ruhen; (custom, office) → nicht mehr ausgeübt werden; to fall into abeyance → außer Gebrauch kommen, nicht mehr wirksam sein; to hold/leave something in abeyance → etw ruhen lassen

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abeyance [əˈbeɪəns] n (frm) to be in abeyance (law, custom) → essere in disuso; (matter, plan) → essere 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 riidanalaisuus en suspens לִהַשאִיר תָּלוּי וְעוֹמד क्षणिक विराम stanje neizvjesnosti függőben tertunda ófrágenginn in sospeso 未定 (일시적) 중지, 정지 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 暫停 стан непевності; в невідомості التواء، sự hoãn lại 未定