suspension

[suh-spen-shuhn] / səˈspɛn ʃən /

NOUN

delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break freeze halt interruption layoff moratorium period postponement stoppage termination

STRONG

abeyance adjournment breather cessation conclusion cutoff deferment disbarment discontinuation doldrums dormancy downtime end ending finish five intermission latency letup pause quiescence quiescency remission respite stay suspense ten time-out

WEAK

abeyancy breathing spell coffee break concluding discontinuing heave-ho

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beginning continuation go start

STRONG

commencement continuance introduction opening

WEAK

completion persistence

Example Sentences

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The campaign group has recently taken a legal challenge against the Western Trust over the suspension of emergency general surgery at the hospital.

From BBC

It said the staff were "informed of their dismissals with very little, if any, notice and in quick succession" without suspensions, disciplinary hearings, or the chance to respond to allegations before they were dismissed.

From BBC

Speaking to Radio Wales Breakfast for the first time since her suspension, the MS for South East Wales said: "I shouldn't have said those words. I didn't mean anything by it."

From BBC

The bank notes that the suspension order remains in place for Sunrise Wind, and Orsted filed for a preliminary injunction on the project six days after Revolution Wind’s filing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Orsted said the suspension—issued by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management—violates law.

From The Wall Street Journal

suspension

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