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abstention Definition


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abstention
noun
    1. The act of choosing not to do something.
    2a. A refusal to vote;
    2b. Someone who has abstained from voting;
    2c. An instance of abstaining from voting.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin abstinere to abstain.



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