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suspension (1171-74)
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suspension (1171-74)

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suspencion,  suspencioun,  suspensiun,  suspention  
  FEW:  suspendere 12,472a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  suspension 10,732b TL: sospensïon 9,958 DEAF:  sospendre (sospension)  DMF:  suspension  TLF:  suspension  OED:  suspension n.  MED:  suspensioun n.  DMLBS:  suspensio 3339c

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1suspension, (temporary) debarring (from a function or duty): 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) (the king) de tut sun mestier li (=the archbishop) fist suspensiun  Becket1 1170
( 1360 ) [...] en donnant sentences generaulz d'escommuniement, de suspention et de intredit  Foedera1 iii 526
( 1362 ) peine des chapeleins parochiels par qeconqe colour resceivantz outre sis marcs [...] est suspension de office  Rot Parl1 ii 271
2eccl.(temporary) cancellation, prohibition against saying mass: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Le chapeleint vet, si s'en turne De la suspensiun (=of service to B.V.M.) dolent et murne  Mir N-D 105.XXIII.64
3lawrefusal: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) L'estatut de suspencion des briefs en eires  Mir Just 192
( 1305 ) Nous defendoms qe vous ne parlez mes sur peyn de suspencion de cel averement  YBB 32-33 Ed I 449
en suspension en
hanging over, pertinent to: 
( 1317 ) par la defaute qe la curt truva en suspencioun en la fin mesme, ceste fin chauncelerent, fauserent et de tut pur nul agardent  YBB Ed II xxi 185

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See also:

suspendable  suspendre  suspens  suspenser  suspensif 
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