Our plans for today are in abeyance because of the poor weather
She petitioned the king to terminate the abeyance in her favor.
The raiding party is to be held in abeyance until the scouting party's signal.
Chairman asked whether this matter could be held in abeyance for the time being, Council agreed.
While the Olympics were on, in certain areas America set in abeyance the rules that prevented people from public protest.
It is intended to reactivate this project, which has been in abeyance for some time.
The student was held in abeyance after the punishment. It means a state of temporary suspension.
An abeyance is an act of expectancy or temporary suppression.
It means that whatever the sentence was that you received, it is being held in abeyance (usually while awaiting some other action or decision).
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A suspended sentence is a sentence that is held in abeyance and is not activated. When a suspended sentence is revoked that sentence is then activate. Example: Sentence is 10 years with 7 years suspended. A person would only do 3 years. There is usually conditions set by the court to keep this sentence suspended. If those conditions are not met, the judge can then revoke the suspended sentence and the defendant would have to complete the full 10 years.