suspensive

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/səˈspɛn.sɪv/

Definition of suspensive

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

That suspends, temporarily stops.

“Effect of an appeal – In principle, an appeal has a suspensive effect (Art. 51(1) VRP). The term suspensive effect denotes the fact that the legal consequence prescribed by the ruling does not become effective until the conclusion of the appeal procedure.”

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adj

That suspends, temporarily stops.

“Effect of an appeal – In principle, an appeal has a suspensive effect (Art. 51(1) VRP). The term suspensive effect denotes the fact that the legal consequence prescribed by the ruling does not become effective until the conclusion of the appeal procedure.”
Characterized by suspense; suspenseful.

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Learned borrowing from Latin suspēnsīvus. First attested in 1557. By surface analysis, suspense + -ive.

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