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deferment

 
(dĭ-fûr'mənt) pronunciation
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.

Barron's Law Dictionary:

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

pronunciation The college student received his deferment in April.

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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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