abstain
abstain, vb. 1. To voluntarily refrain from doing something, such as voting in a deliberative assembly. 2. (Of a federal court) to refrain from exercising jurisdiction over a matter. [Cases: Federal Courts 41–65.]
abstain, vb. 1. To voluntarily refrain from doing something, such as voting in a deliberative assembly. 2. (Of a federal court) to refrain from exercising jurisdiction over a matter. [Cases: Federal Courts 41–65.]