forbearance (fɔːˈbɛərəns
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noun
- the act of forbearing
- self-control; patience
- law abstention from or postponement of the enforcement of a legal right, esp by a creditor allowing his debtor time to pay
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`I'll trade you this toast," I said, `for a little forbearance.
, No Body (1987)There is also a forbearance of the unique versions of Islam practised on different parts of Java.
Spiked (2003)``She never batted an eyelid ' indicates either a supreme indifference to some happening or forbearance to some of us who are on the loose.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)They were examples of `the sensitivity, forbearance , skill, self-restraint and courage" of the armed forces.
Sun, News of the World (2004)Some forbearance is requested in this task, but it does provide some rewards.
, The Making of Neoclassical Economics (1990)