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abstention (noun)

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  • abstention — ► NOUN 1) an instance of abstaining from a vote. 2) abstinence …   English terms dictionary

  • abstention — ab·sten·tion /əb sten chən/ n: the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers to have resolved by a state court or agency Bur·ford abstention / bər… …   Law dictionary

  • abstention — (n.) 1520s, from M.Fr. abstention (O.Fr. astencion), from L.L. abstentionem (nom. abstentio) the act of retaining, noun of action from pp. stem of abstinere (see ABSTAIN (Cf. abstain)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • abstention — noun Etymology: Late Latin abstention , abstentio, from Latin abstinēre Date: 1521 the act or practice of abstaining • abstentious adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abstention — noun /əbˈstɛnʃən/ The act of abstaining; a holding aloof …   Wiktionary

  • abstention doctrine — noun A rule under which a federal court in the United States will decline to exercise jurisdiction over a lawsuit because the suit could or should instead be heard by a state court …   Wiktionary

  • abstention — noun (C, U) a vote in an election which is neither for nor against something or someone …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • abstention — UK [əbˈstenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms abstention : singular abstention plural abstentions 1) [countable/uncountable] a decision not to vote in an election or meeting We have three yes votes, one no, and one abstention. 2) [uncountable]… …   English dictionary

  • abstention — ab|sten|tion [ əb stenʃən ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a decision not to vote in an election or meeting: We have three yes votes, one no, and one abstention. 2. ) uncount ABSTINENCE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • abstention — [əb stɛnʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 an instance of abstaining from a vote. 2》 abstinence. Derivatives abstentionism noun Origin C16: from late L. abstentio(n ), from abstinere (see abstain) …   English new terms dictionary

  • abstention — [əbˈstenʃ(ə)n] noun [C] a decision not to vote …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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