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deferment

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de⋅fer⋅ment

  [di-fur-muhnt]
–noun
1. the act of deferring or putting off; postponement.
2. a temporary exemption from induction into military service.
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Origin:
1605–15; defer 1 + -ment
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de·fer·ment   (dĭ-fûr'mənt)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of delaying or putting off.

  2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

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