abeyance
US
UK in abeyance adv: (in a suspended state)
SC 暂时搁置 zàn shí gē zhì
TC 暫時擱置
TC 暫時擱置
The government will keep the new law in abeyance for two years.
in abeyance adv: (law: without an owner) (法律)
SC 所有权未定 suǒ yǒu quán wèi dìng
The estate is in abeyance until the court case is settled.