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Abstention vs Abstenance - What's the difference?

abstention | abstenance |

As nouns the difference between abstention and abstenance

is that abstention is (obsolete) the act of restraining oneself while abstenance is (by confusion with abstention) .

abstention

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
  • The act of abstaining; a holding aloof; refraining from.
  • The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
  • Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.

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    abstenance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (by confusion with abstention)