to hold an estate in abeyance

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• abeyance — /euh bay euhns/, n. 1. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let s hold that problem in abeyance for a while. 2. Law. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder: an estate in… …   Universalium

• abeyance — a•bey•ance [[t]əˈbeɪ əns[/t]] n. 1) temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: to hold a question in abeyance[/ex] 2) law Law. the state of property whose title has not been vested in a known titleholder: an estate in abeyance[/ex] •… …   From formal English to slang

• abeyance — abey·ance /ə bā əns/ n [Middle French abeance expectation (of a title or claimant), from abaer to expect, from a , prefix stressing result + baer to gape, aim at] 1: a lapse in the succession of property during which there is no person in whom… …   Law dictionary

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• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

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