It is a rule in the judicial system when a court (like the federal court) abstains from hearing a case that should be heard in a different court (like the state court).
That is the correct spelling of "abstention" (withholding an action, as with a vote).
Operation Abstention happened on 1941-02-28.
Return to abstention.
No. It signifies no vote.
The Abstention.
Abstention from alcohol
Is it a yes, or no vote?
possibly abstain?
The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.
declining to vote for or against a proposal
Abstention means:a voluntary decision not to act; the act of refraining or abstainingLaw / Parliamentary Procedure) the act of withholding one's voteThe act or habit of deliberate self-denial.
An abstention doctrine is a rule under which a federal court in the United States will decline to exercise jurisdiction over a lawsuit because the suit should be heard by a state court.