deferment

(dĭ-fûr'mənt)
n.

1. The act or an instance of delaying or putting off.
2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

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noun

The act of putting off or the condition of being put off: adjournment, deferral, delay, postponement, stay, suspension, waiver. See time.

Postponing or putting off to a future time. May apply to the vesting or enjoyment of an estate, or to the calling of a person to serve in the armed forces. 50 U.S.C., App. §456.
To defer does not mean to abolish, 17 S.E. 2d 22, 24, or omit, 90 F. 2d 549.
551.

IN BRIEF: The act of delaying; postponement. Also: a delay of induction into military service.

The college student received his deferment in April.

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• Soldiers and Military Life - deferment: temporary exemption from induction into military service

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udsættelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitstel (ook van militaire dienst)

Français (French)
n. - report, suspension, ajournement, renvoi, retard (dans), (Mil) sursis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufschiebung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναβολή, αναστολή

Italiano (Italian)
differimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adiamento (m)

Русский (Russian)
отсрочка

Español (Spanish)
n. - aplazamiento, prórroga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppskjutande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迁延, 展缓, 延期

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遷延, 展緩, 延期

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 미룸, 징병 연기, 거치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 延期, 徴兵猶予

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمليه تأجيل أو تأخير شئ وبخاصه الخدمه العسكريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עיכוב, דחייה‬

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