Definition of "suspension" []

• The act of suspending or the condition of being suspended, especially: (noun)
• A temporary abrogation or cessation, as of a law or rule. (noun)
• A temporary debarment, as from school or a privilege, especially as a punishment. (noun)
• A postponement, as of a judgment, opinion, or decision. See Synonyms at pause. (noun)
• Music The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into a following chord to create a temporary dissonance. (noun)

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• "It's a phrase we take for granted now, but the term "suspension of disbelief" was coined by the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834."
• "Now, in the absence of any other information, what is implicit in the word "suspension?""
• "So the Blackbeard West well, which we had set pipe on, and we're awaiting information from Blackbeard East and Blackbeard West, 188 that big 25,000 units being held by production, or what we call suspension of production, and this well was significant because it satisfied the requirement of the BOEM to hold that 25 down there."