Suspension

Suspension, ^* A temporary stop of a right, of a law, and the like.

2. In times of war the habeas corpus act maybe suspended by lawful authority.

3. There may be a suspension of an officer's duties or powers, when he is charged with crimes. Wood's Inst. 510.

4. Suspension of a right in an estate is a partial extinguishment, or an extinguishment for a time. It differs from an extinguishment in this. A suspended right may be revived; one extinguished is absolutely dead. Bac. Ab. Extinguishment, A.

5. The suspension of a statute for a limited time operates so as to prevent its operation for the time, but it hits not the effect of a repeal. 3 Dall. 365.

^* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.