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 has been ordered. • The convening authority may grant a deferment. [Cases: Armed Services 48; Military Justice 1399. C.J.S. Armed Services § 181; Military Justice §§ 384, 434, 451–452.] — defer, vb.