The act of putting off or the condition of being put off

• adjournment

  1. An adjourning or being adjourned
  2. The time of being adjourned

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  1. An adjourning or being adjourned
  2. The time of being adjourned

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• deferment

  1. A deferring or being deferred; postponement
  2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
  3. The act or an instance of delaying or putting off.

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  1. A deferring or being deferred; postponement
  2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
  3. The act or an instance of delaying or putting off.

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• deferral

  1. An accrual.
  2. Deferment.
  3. An act of deferring, a deferment.

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  1. An accrual.
  2. Deferment.
  3. An act of deferring, a deferment.

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• delay

  1. The condition of being delayed; detainment.
  2. The act of delaying; postponement:
  3. The period of time for which something is delayed

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  1. The condition of being delayed; detainment.
  2. The act of delaying; postponement:
  3. The period of time for which something is delayed

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• stay

  1. Anything used as a support, or prop
  2. (Informal) Ability to continue or endure
  3. A stop, halt, check, or pause

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  1. Anything used as a support, or prop
  2. (Informal) Ability to continue or endure
  3. A stop, halt, check, or pause

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• suspension

  1. A holding back of a judgment, etc.
  2. A supporting device or framework upon or from which something is suspended
  3. (Music) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into a following chord to create a temporary dissonance.

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  1. A holding back of a judgment, etc.
  2. A supporting device or framework upon or from which something is suspended
  3. (Music) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into a following chord to create a temporary dissonance.

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• waiver

  1. The act or an instance of waiving, or relinquishing voluntarily, a right, claim, privilege, etc.
  2. Permission for a professional athletic club to assign a player to the minor leagues or release a player from the club, granted only after all other clubs have been given the opportunity to claim the player and have not done so.
  3. Something that releases a person from a requirement.

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  1. The act or an instance of waiving, or relinquishing voluntarily, a right, claim, privilege, etc.
  2. Permission for a professional athletic club to assign a player to the minor leagues or release a player from the club, granted only after all other clubs have been given the opportunity to claim the player and have not done so.
  3. Something that releases a person from a requirement.

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