Suspension

A temporary stop of a right, of a law, and the like. Thus, we speak of a suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, of a statute, of the power of alienating an estate, of a person in office, etc. Suspension of a right in an estate is a temporary or partial withholding of it from use or exercise. It differs from extinguishment, because a suspended right is susceptible of being revived, which is not the case where the right was extinguished. In ecclesiastical law. An ecclesiastical censure, by which a spiritual person is either interdicted the exercise of his ecclesiastical function or hindered from receiving the profits of his benefice. It may be partial or total, for a limited time, or forever, when it is called "deprivation" or "amotion." Ayl. Par. 501. In Scotch law. A stay of execution until after a further consideration of the cause, Ersk. Inst. 4, 3, 5.
—Pleas in suspension, were those which showed some matter of temporary incapacity to proceed with the action or suit. Stephi PL 45.--Suspension of arms. An agreement between belligerents, made for a short time or for a particular place, to cease hostilities.