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abeyance

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  1. 1. n. Expectancy; condition of being undetermined. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Suspension; temporary suppression. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. temporary cessation or suspension Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n. temporary cessation or suspension Source: ecdict

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