Abeyance

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Abeyance: Abeyance (from the Old French abeance meaning "gaping") is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right ...

* The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore. - Robert J. Sawyer

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Stormy Nagpur University meet ends with all issues kept in abeyance - Times of India
NAGPUR: The emergent meeting of the Board of Examination (BoE) held on Saturday was a stormy affair, but ended without even a single decision being made. There were only three items on the agenda and the irony was that one of them was beyond its ... Read more on this news related to 'Abeyance'
City panel suspends liquor license - Lowell Sun
Commissioner Ray Weicker's motion to suspend the license for three days, with an additional four held in abeyance until the end of the year, passed 2-1 with Akashian in opposition. The vote to roll back the hours was unanimous. In other business ... Read more on this news related to 'Abeyance'
Liquor license suspended for more than a dozen stores - msnbc.com
Smith's Food and Drugs, 175 Lemmon Drive: Out of Court Settlement Agreement; received a 14 day suspension for Sales to Minors, 13 days held in abeyance for 12 months from time agreement was signed if no sales to minors occur during the 12 month ... Read more on this news related to 'Abeyance'