suspension
71
4.6
- noun
- /səˈspɛnʃən/
- Formal
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suspensión (disciplinaria)
- Disciplinary measures include fines, the loss of material incentives, and suspension of seniority rights.
- a disciplinary suspension
- a school suspension
- out-of-school suspension
Whilst he's been on suspension, the head of the CID becomes a guy called Peter Topping, another big Mason who headed the CID.
- Whilst he's been on suspension, the head of the CID becomes a guy called Peter Topping, another big Mason who headed the CID.
- And she said, Niels, if you audition for the play, I'll let you off of the suspension for the week.
- There's a list of judges, they agree to something like that, and the judge then makes his or her ruling and then rules on suspension and fines.
- You've got the new journalist suspension, the independent journalist suspension in Russia, which is another issue.
- There's no question that his his posts and things like that were suppressed or, you know, went through shadow banning, sometimes outright suspension over COVID stuff.
Examples
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As a matter of fact, your license to sell insurance in the state of Mississippi is currently under suspension.
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After the investigation, the athlete faced a long suspension from the league for violating rules.
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Striking a student is a minimum three weeks suspension.
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Well, you've got three days of suspension to think about it.
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Now, you'll have out of school suspension if this continues.
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If you continue on in this vein, consider yourself under suspension.
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The most common consequence was suspension from league competition for varying lengths of time.
Academic text (1994) -
Following are the behaviors that may result in suspension or other disciplinary action.
Fiction book (1998) -
He's on a three-day suspension.
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And the case is brought before the COD at a hearing and a punishment is decided, and it can be anything from suspension to expulsion.
Synonyms
1
4.8
A short time away from a job or place that ends later
Temporary removal of a student from college as punishment
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
4.2
A set of springs and shock absorbers that helps a vehicle ride smoothly
- Specialized
A mixture like milk where tiny solid bits stay spread in a liquid without dissolving
- Specialized
Three dots used to show words are left out or a sentence is not finished
How Severe
39
6.1
49
3.3
- Formal
71
4.6
- Formal
24
6.1
4
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suspension comes from the old Latin word suspendere meaning 'to hang up', and the root pend is like in pending, meaning 'waiting'. So when someone receives a suspension from a job or club, they are temporarily 'hung' out of their duties while the matter is looked at.