单词 | abeyance |
释义 | abeyance /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 abeyance. [1520-30; < AF; OF abeance aspiration, lit., a gaping at or toward. See A-5, BAY2, -ANCE] Syn. 1. remission, deferral. |
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