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Definition of: abeyance
(ə·bā′əns) noun
1. Suspension or temporary inaction.
2. Law An undetermined condition, as of an estate awaiting an owner. Also a·bey′an·cy. [< AF abeiance <OF beer gape <LL badare]
—a·bey′ant adj.
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