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 Definitions of abeyance  [əˈbeɪ əns]  

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Definition of 'abeyance' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) abeyance
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension:
to hold a question in abeyance.

2.  abeyance
Law. the state of property whose title has not been vested in a known titleholder:
an estate in abeyance.

Etymology:  (1520–30; < AF; OF abeance aspiration, lit., a gaping at or toward. See a -5, bay2, -ance)

Definition of 'abeyance' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) abeyance, suspension
temporary cessation or suspension


Definition of 'abeyance' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) abeyance
expectancy; condition of being undetermined

2. (noun) abeyance
suspension; temporary suppression


Translation of 'abeyance' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: left undecided usually for a short time
The matter was left in abeyance.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: opskorting Arabic flag Arabic: تَعْلِيقْ، مُعَلَّقْ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изчакване
Brazilian flag Brazilian: em suspenso Czech flag Czech: nerozhodnutý German flag German: in der Schwebe
Danish flag Danish: stillet i bero Greek flag Greek: (σε) εκκρεμότητα Spanish flag Spanish: pendiente, en suspenso
Estonian flag Estonian: (ajutiselt) otsustamata Farsi flag Farsi: تعلیق؛ بلاتکلیفی Finnish flag Finnish: ratkaisun viipyminen
French flag French: en suspens Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִהַשאִיר תָּלוּי וְעוֹמד Hindi flag Hindi: क्षणिक विराम
Croatian flag Croatian: stanje neizvjesnosti Hungarian flag Hungarian: függőben Indonesian flag Indonesian: tertunda
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ófrágenginn Italian flag Italian: in sospeso Japanese flag Japanese: 未定
Korean flag Korean: (일시적) 중지, 정지 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nežinioje, neišspręsta Latvian flag Latvian: neizšķirts; neatrisināts
Malay flag Malay: dibiarkan begitu saja Dutch flag Dutch: opschorting Norwegian flag Norwegian: i bero
Polish flag Polish: w zawieszeniu Persian flag Persian: تعلیق Pashto flag Pashto: ځنډ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: em suspenso Romanian flag Romanian: în suspensie Russian flag Russian: временное прекращение
Slovak flag Slovak: nerozhodnutý Slovenian flag Slovenian: odložen na pozneje Serbian flag Serbian: neizvesnost
Swedish flag Swedish: anstånd, vila Thai flag Thai: การระงับไว้ชั่วคราว Turkish flag Turkish: askıda, kullanmama
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 暫停 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: стан непевності; в невідо Urdu flag Urdu: التواء،
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự hoãn lại Chinese flag Chinese: 未定

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