abstention
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| —n | |
| 1. | a voluntary decision not to act; the act of refraining or abstaining |
| 2. | the act of withholding one's vote |
| [C16: from Late Latin abstentiōn-, from Latin abstinēre. See | |
| ab'stentious | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
abstention
1520s, from Fr., from L. abstentionem (nom. abstentio) "the act of retaining," from abstentus, pp. of abstinere (see abstain).
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Example sentences
Whether judicial economy would be served by abstention.
Based on these three factors, mandatory abstention does not apply to this proceeding.
But acknowledging these realities is not the same as advocating a complete abstention from looking far ahead.
Abstention, therefore, is not to be undertaken lightly.
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