Thesaurus: abeyance

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1. n. Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.
2. n. Suspension; temporary suppression.
3. n. temporary cessation or suspension
4. 1. (Law) Expectancy; condition of being undetermined. Note: When there is no person in existence in whom an inheritance (or a dignity) can vest, it is said to be in abeyance, that is, in expectation; the law considering it as always potentially existing, and ready to vest whenever a proper owner appears. Blackstone. 2. Suspension; temporary suppression. Keeping the sympathies of love and admiration in a dormant state, or state of abeyance. De Quincey.
5. n:100 n. temporary cessation or suspension