suspensive

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suspensive

/səˈspɛn.sɪv/

Rhymes with -ɛnsɪv

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Learned borrowing from Latin suspēnsīvus. First attested in 1557. By surface analysis, suspense + -ive.

adjective more suspensive · most suspensive

That suspends, temporarily stops. Effect of an appeal – In principle, an appeal has a suspensive effect (Art. 51(1) VRP). The term suspensive effect denotes the fact that the legal consequence prescribed by the ruling does not become effective until the conclusion of the appeal procedure.
Characterized by suspense; suspenseful.

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@misc{suspensive_2026,
  title = {suspensive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suspensive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}