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 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.

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