ALL meanings of abeyance
a·bey·ance
A a - noun abeyance a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily 3
- noun abeyance an indeterminate state of ownership, as when the person entitled to an estate has not been ascertained 3
- noun abeyance temporary suspension, as of an activity or function 3
- noun abeyance a state of not having been determined or settled, as of lands the present ownership of which has not been established 3
- noun abeyance temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while. 1
- noun abeyance Law. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder: an estate in abeyance. 1
- noun abeyance A state of temporary disuse or suspension. 1
- noun abeyance suspended state 1
- noun abeyance law: lack of ownership 1
- noun abeyance (law) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. 0
- noun abeyance Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. 0
- noun abeyance (heraldry) Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended. 0