EGAVE

suspensive

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective 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.
  2. adjective Characterized by suspense; suspenseful.

Similar words

suspenseful indecisive tense cliff-hanging suspend suspension suspensory stand-down veto standstill

Often followed by

veto condition effect guilt or appeal conditions and power

Word family

suspensively

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