abeyance

(noun)

noun

1. temporary cessation or suspension

Similar word(s): suspension

Definition categories: state, inaction, inactivity

Sentences with abeyance as a noun:

- The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one.

- The broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank.