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• n  temporary cessation or suspension

• The troop withdrawal has been held in abeyance till the local militia gives a commitment of laying down its arms.
• The project was brought on track after being held in abeyance for more than five years.
• The official said that all plans to set up a nuclear plant has been held in abeyance till all safeguards are put in place.

• suspension

News & Articles

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• Utah State: Linebacker Jake Doughty could face more legal troubles
  Utah State linebacker Jake Doughty will avoid jail time on charges he bought alcohol for two underage women. But because the Aggies defensive standout was already on probation at the time of his arrest in the alcohol case, his legal troubles may not be over. Doughty, 21, entered a plea in abeyance last month for allegedly buying alcohol for two underage drinkers during a boating trip in southern ...
  July 16, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Quotes

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• Chris Koster in Pitch Weekly (blog)
  ​"Today's decision clears up any lingering ambiguities related to the constitutionality of Missouri's death penalty protocols," Koster said today in a statement. "Legal hurdles have held the imposition of justice in Missouri in abeyance for...
• Kevin Rudd in Sydney Morning Herald
  Ninety per cent of the Australian population was included already, Rudd said: "I'm not prepared to place the rest of the roll-out in abeyance," he said.
• Arlen Specter in FOXNews
  The potential for stem cells has been held in abeyance much too long,Specter said.