abstention

As a noun abstention

is (obsolete) the act of restraining oneself .

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As a proper noun boycott

is (a village name).

As a noun abstention is

(obsolete) the act of restraining oneself .

As nouns the difference between abstention and entention

is that abstention is (obsolete) the act of restraining oneself while entention is .

As nouns the difference between obtention and abstention

is that obtention is the act of obtaining while abstention is the act of restraining oneself.

As nouns the difference between abstention and attention

is that abstention is (obsolete) the act of restraining oneself while attention is (label) mental focus.

As an interjection attention is

.

As nouns the difference between abstention and veto

is that abstention is the act of restraining oneself while veto is a political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

As a verb veto is

to use a veto against.

As nouns the difference between recusal and abstention

is that recusal is an act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest while abstention is the act of restraining oneself.

As nouns the difference between abstinent and abstention

is that abstinent is (usually|capitalized|religion|historical) one of a sect who appeared in france and spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex while abstention is (obsolete) the act of restraining oneself .

Abstience is often a misspelling of abstention.

Abstience has no English definition.

As a noun abstention

is the act of restraining oneself.