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forbearance

for·bear·ance [ fawr bérrənss, fər bérrənss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. patience: patience, tolerance, or self-control, especially in not responding to provocation ( formal )

2. refraining from action: the fact of deliberately not doing or saying something when you could do or say it ( formal )

3. law refraining from legal right: the fact of not exercising a legal right, especially of not insisting on payment of a debt at the due date and giving the debtor more time to pay

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