Definition of Abstention. Meaning of Abstention. Synonyms of Abstention

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Definition of Abstention

Abstention
Abstention Ab*sten"tion, a. [F. See Abstain.] The act of abstaining; a holding aloof. --Jer. Taylor.

Meaning of Abstention from wikipedia

- Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a parti****nt in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedure...
- Abstentionism is the political practice of standing for election to a deliberative ****embly while refusing to take up any seats won or otherwise parti****te...
- Look up abstention in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abstention is refusing to vote in an election or in a parliamentary vote. Abstention may also refer...
- An abstention doctrine is any of several doctrines that a United States court may (or in some cases must) apply to refuse to hear a case if hearing the...
- Operation Abstention was a code name given to a British invasion of the Italian island of Kastelorizo (Castellorizo) off the Turkish Aegean coast, during...
- This is a confirmed list of video games in development, but are scheduled for release beyond 2024 or currently carry no release date at all. The following...
- Legal abstentionism is a term used in labour law and industrial relations to refer to the policy of a government to not regulate labour markets through...
- choose a candidate, or to protest. Unlike abstention elsewhere, blank votes are counted. Along with abstention, or not voting, protest voting is a sign...
- media. Although the party sat on local councils, it had a policy of abstentionism for the British House of Commons and the Irish Dáil Éireann, standing...
- Pacifism is the opposition or resistance to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence. The word pacifism was...