the refusal of a government to partic-p-te in international relations or alliances that it regards as detrimental to its interests.
an act or instance of . withholding of a vote. noun a voluntary decision not to act; the act of refraining or abstaining the act of withholding one’s vote n. 1520s, from middle french abstention (old french astencion), from late latin abstentionem (nominative abstentio) “the act of retaining,” noun of action from past participle stem […]
. . a agent, as a detergent or soap. adjective cleansing or scouring
- Abstinence syndrome
the withdrawal symptoms that occur after abstinence from a drug, especially a narcotic, to which one is addicted.
- Abstinence theory
the theory that interest is payment for conserving current income.
forbearance from any indulgence of appet-te, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence. any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance. economics. the conserving of current income in order to build up capital or savings. the state of being without a drug, as alcohol or heroin, on which one is dependent. contemporary examples partic-p-nts were divided […]