Hypertext Webster Gateway: "suspension"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio
arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See {Suspend}.]
1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;
pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;
as:
(a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.
(b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask
a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of
evidence to be produced.
(c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a
mercantile firm or of a bank.
(d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.
(e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,
powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a
student or of a clergyman.
(f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the
suspension of the habeas corpus act.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
suspension
n 1: a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid
where they are supported by buoyancy
2: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
of something [syn: {pause}, {intermission}, {break}, {interruption}]
3: temporary cessation or suspension [syn: {abeyance}]
4: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
[syn: {respite}, {reprieve}, {hiatus}, {abatement}]
5: a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting
the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
[syn: {suspension system}]
6: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it
moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging
of the portrait" [syn: {dangling}, {hanging}]
7: a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
[syn: {temporary removal}]
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