noun
- Plural of abeyancy; the state of being in abeyance; suspension or temporary inactivity of a right, claim, or office.
Usage: Legal and formal contexts; Often used in property law and succession
Examples
- The inheritance remained in abeyancies until the court resolved the disputed will.
- Several titles fell into abeyancies following the legal challenge.
- The property's status involved multiple abeyancies that complicated the sale.
- During the abeyancies, no one could claim the disputed estate.
- The lawyer explained the various abeyancies affecting the succession plan.