abstention

noun

ab·sten·tion əb-ˈsten(t)-shən How to pronounce abstention (audio)

ab-

: the act or practice of abstaining: such as

: the act or practice of choosing not to do or have something

abstention from drugs and alcohol

a long period of abstention [=abstinence]

: a formal refusal to vote on something

There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions.

abstentious

əb-ˈsten(t)-shəs How to pronounce abstention (audio)

ab-

adjective

Example Sentences

There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions when the vote was taken. a high rate of voter abstention

Recent Examples on the Web The vote on the six-member body, which is split evenly by party, was four in favor and one against, with one abstention.

Isaac Stanley-becker, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 Before this change, Mr. Zapatero said, the rate of abstention was 2 percent.

New York Times, 13 Apr. 2021 India’s abstention comes at a pivotal moment in its partnership with the U.S.

Sabrina Siddiqui, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 The motion passed unanimously for the funding, and 8-0 with one abstention for the union contract.

Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 Wim Hof breathing techniques, and undertake 75 Hards, seventy-five-day programs requiring twice-a-day workouts, abstention from alcohol, and immersion in self-help books.

Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 In June, a panel of FDA advisers voted 21 to 0, with one abstention, that the Novavax vaccine’s benefits outweigh its risks.

Matthew Herper, STAT, 18 July 2022 There was one abstention, and one person did not vote.

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022 The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 21-to-0 to recommend the vaccine receive an EUA, with a single abstention.

Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 June 2022 See More

Legal Definition

abstention

noun

ab·sten·tion əb-ˈsten-chən How to pronounce abstention (audio)

: the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers to have resolved by a state court or agency

also : the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a proceeding in a court of military justice

— Burford abstention \\ ˈbər-fərd- \\

: an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of a challenge to the exercise of a usually complex state administrative function

— Colorado River abstention \\ ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dō-, -ˈrä- \\

: an abstention grounded especially on the involvement in the federal case of questions of state concern that are also at issue in a parallel case in state court

— Pullman abstention \\ ˈpu̇l-mən- \\

: an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of the interpretation of an ambiguously worded state law whose constitutionality would have to be determined by the federal court

Note: A party to a case subjected to a Pullman abstention may reserve the right to return to federal court once the state court has resolved the state law question. Pullman abstentions are the most common type of abstention.

— Thibodaux abstention \\ ˌtē-bə-ˈdō- \\

: an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of an issue that greatly affects and concerns a state

— Younger abstention \\ ˈyəŋ-gər- \\

: an abstention grounded on the plaintiff's invocation of federal jurisdiction for the purpose of restraining an ongoing usually criminal state proceeding that has been brought in good faith and not for harassment

单词	abstentious
释义	abstention noun ab·sten·tion əb-ˈsten(t)-shən ab- : the act or practice of abstaining: such as a : the act or practice of choosing not to do or have something abstention from drugs and alcohol a long period of abstention [=abstinence] b : a formal refusal to vote on something There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions. abstentious əb-ˈsten(t)-shəs ab- adjective Example Sentences There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions when the vote was taken. a high rate of voter abstention Recent Examples on the Web The vote on the six-member body, which is split evenly by party, was four in favor and one against, with one abstention. Isaac Stanley-becker, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 Before this change, Mr. Zapatero said, the rate of abstention was 2 percent. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2021 India’s abstention comes at a pivotal moment in its partnership with the U.S. Sabrina Siddiqui, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 The motion passed unanimously for the funding, and 8-0 with one abstention for the union contract. Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 Wim Hof breathing techniques, and undertake 75 Hards, seventy-five-day programs requiring twice-a-day workouts, abstention from alcohol, and immersion in self-help books. Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 In June, a panel of FDA advisers voted 21 to 0, with one abstention, that the Novavax vaccine’s benefits outweigh its risks. Matthew Herper, STAT, 18 July 2022 There was one abstention, and one person did not vote. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022 The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 21-to-0 to recommend the vaccine receive an EUA, with a single abstention. Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Late Latin abstentiōn-, abstentiō, from Latin absten-, variant stem of abstinēre "to abstain" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns First Known Use 1521, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition abstention noun ab·sten·tion əb-ˈsten-chən : the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers to have resolved by a state court or agency also : the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a proceeding in a court of military justice — Burford abstention \\ ˈbər-fərd- \\ : an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of a challenge to the exercise of a usually complex state administrative function — Colorado River abstention \\ ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dō-, -ˈrä- \\ : an abstention grounded especially on the involvement in the federal case of questions of state concern that are also at issue in a parallel case in state court — Pullman abstention \\ ˈpu̇l-mən- \\ : an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of the interpretation of an ambiguously worded state law whose constitutionality would have to be determined by the federal court Note: A party to a case subjected to a Pullman abstention may reserve the right to return to federal court once the state court has resolved the state law question. Pullman abstentions are the most common type of abstention. — Thibodaux abstention \\ ˌtē-bə-ˈdō- \\ : an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of an issue that greatly affects and concerns a state — Younger abstention \\ ˈyəŋ-gər- \\ : an abstention grounded on the plaintiff's invocation of federal jurisdiction for the purpose of restraining an ongoing usually criminal state proceeding that has been brought in good faith and not for harassment abstentious adjective as in ascetic given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites abstentious by nature, she eats only to satisfy actual hunger—never just for the sake of eating Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ascetic abstemious ascetical abstinent continent sober temperate self-abnegating self-denying austere disciplined self-governed self-disciplined self-controlled Antonyms & Near Antonyms greedy sensual voluptuous voracious hedonistic rapacious gluttonous self-indulgent sybaritic self-pleasing onanistic voluptuary Cyrenaic masturbatory See More
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abstention

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Legal Definition

noun

adjective