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suspensive (səˈspɛnsɪv Pronunciation for suspensive ) 

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adjective

  1. having the power of deferment; effecting suspension
  2. causing, characterized by, or relating to suspense
  3. inclined to defer judgment; undecided

Derived Forms

susˈpensively adverb
susˈpensiveness noun

Example Sentences Including 'suspensive'

This means that a party that gains x per cent of the vote is able to exercise a veto, either absolutely or in a suspensive sense.
Tomlinson, Richard Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa

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