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hold in abeyance

   Also found in: Legal 0.01 sec.
hold something in abeyance
to stall or postpone something. This is a good plan but not at this time. Let's just hold it in abeyance until things get better. We will hold the matter in abeyance until we hear from you.
See also: abeyance, hold


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The regulations also require that if the parent has filed for a due process hearing on any of the issues in the written complaint, the state must hold in abeyance those parts of the complaint until the conclusion of the due process hearing.
Given the exchange of information from this meeting, the city will hold in abeyance the requirement that these fixtures be trapped.
23, 1993, letter from Ray Klinginsmith, the university's former general counsel and current Adair County commissioner, said, "The university will hold in abeyance (Arabas') appeal of the findings of sexual harassment, which will have the effect of leaving the appeal on file with the final question of the sexual harassment charges unresolved by mutual agreement.
 
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