- to defer a judgment
- Jur. surseoir a statuer; suspendre un jugement
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
defer — I (put off) verb adjourn, arrest, be dilatory, bide, delay, detain, differre, discontinue, extend, file, forbear, forestall, gain time, hesitate, hinder, hold back, hold in abeyance, hold off, hold up, impede, interfere, interrupt, intervene,… … Law dictionary
defer to someone — defer to (someone) to accept the opinion or judgment of someone else. In the end, you must defer to your boss, because the boss is always right … New idioms dictionary
defer to — (someone) to accept the opinion or judgment of someone else. In the end, you must defer to your boss, because the boss is always right … New idioms dictionary
defer — defer1 [dē fʉr′, difʉr′] vt., vi. deferred, deferring [ME differren < OFr differer: see DIFFER] 1. to put off to a future time; postpone; delay 2. to postpone the induction of (a person) into compulsory military service SYN. YIELD deferrable… … English World dictionary
defer — defer1 deferrer, n. /di ferr /, v., deferred, deferring. v.t. 1. to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time: The decision has been deferred by the board until next week. 2. to exempt temporarily from induction into military service … Universalium
defer — I de•fer [[t]dɪˈfɜr[/t]] v. t. ferred, fer•ring 1) to postpone; delay 2) mil to exempt temporarily from induction into military service • Etymology: 1325–75; ME deferren, var. of differren to differ de•fer′rer, n. syn: defer, delay, postpone… … From formal English to slang
defer — I verb the committee will defer its decision Syn: postpone, put off, delay, hold over, hold off (on), put back; shelve, suspend, stay, put over, table; informal put on ice, put on the back burner, back burner, put in cold storage, mothball See… … Thesaurus of popular words
defer — verb /dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)/ a) To delay, or postpone, especially to postpone induction into military service. b) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority. See Also: differ … Wiktionary
defer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. delay, suspend, postpone, stay, procrastinate; submit, yield, give in, abide by, respect. See lateness, submission. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To postpone] Syn. put off, delay, shelve; see delay 1 ,… … English dictionary for students
submit in judgment to — index defer (yield in judgment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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