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Abstention

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounThe act of restraining oneself. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounThe act of abstaining or refraining (from).
"abstention from alcohol; abstention from sex"
3.NounThe act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
"There were five abstentions in the vote."
4.NounNon-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
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