deferment
deferment, n. 1. The act of delaying; postponement (deferment of a judicial decision). 2. Military law. A delay in serving in the military. [Cases: Armed Services 20. 6. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 52–59.] 3. Military law. A delay in serving confinement that results from a court-martial until the sentence has been approved and its execution […]