Abeyance

  • 11abeyance — [[t]əbe͟ɪəns[/t]] PHRASE: v link PHR, PHR after v If something is in abeyance, it is not operating or being used at the present time. [FORMAL] The Russian threat is, at the least, in abeyance... The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw… …

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  • 12abeyance — noun in abeyance something such as a custom, rule, or system that is in abeyance is not being used at the present time: fall into abeyance (=no longer be used) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13abeyance — /əˈbeɪəns / (say uh bayuhns) noun 1. temporary inactivity or suspension. 2. Law a state of waiting for the ascertainment of the person entitled to ownership: an estate in abeyance. –phrase 3. in abeyance, in an inactive or suspended state:… …

  • 14abeyance — /euh bay euhns/, n. 1. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let s hold that problem in abeyance for a while. 2. Law. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder: an estate in… …

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  • 15abeyance — noun /əˈbeɪəns/ a) Expectancy; condition of being undetermined. The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty one. b) Suspension; temporary suppression. Note: When there is no person… …

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  • 16abeyance — a•bey•ance [[t]əˈbeɪ əns[/t]] n. 1) temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: to hold a question in abeyance[/ex] 2) law Law. the state of property whose title has not been vested in a known titleholder: an estate in abeyance[/ex] •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17abeyance — /abeyans/ Lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom title is vested. In the law of estates, the condition of a freehold when there is no person in being in whom it is vested. In such cases the freehold has been said to be in… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18abeyance — /abeyans/ Lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom title is vested. In the law of estates, the condition of a freehold when there is no person in being in whom it is vested. In such cases the freehold has been said to be in… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19abeyance — a|bey|ance [ ə beıəns ] noun FORMAL in abeyance not happening until later or not being used at the present time …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20abeyance — noun expansion plans for the middle school are in abeyance Syn: in suspension, in a state of suspension, in a state of dormancy, in a state of uncertainty, in remission; pending, suspended, deferred, postponed, put off, put to one side,… …

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