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.