Legal Definition and Related Resources of Defer

Delay, put off, postpone to a futurl time.

(Put off), verb

• adjourn
• arrest
• be dilatory
• bide
• delay
• detain
• differre
• discontinue
• extend
• file
• forbear
• forestall
• gain time
• hesitate
• hinder
• hold back
• hold in abeyance
• hold off
• hold up
• impede
• interfere
• interrupt
• intervene
• keep pending
• lay aside
• linger
• obsequi
• obstruct
• pause
• pigeonhole
• postpone
• pretermit
• procrastinate
• prolong
• prorogue
• put aside
• recess
• respite
• retard
• set aside
• shelve
• stall
• stave off
• stay
• suspend
• table
• wait
• withhold
• Associated Concepts: deferred charges
• deferred compensation
• deferred dividend
• deferred income
• deferred legacy
• deferred payments
• deferred premiums
• deferred sentence
• deferred wage

(Yield in judgment), verb

• verb abide by
• abstain
• accede
• accept
• accord
• accord superiority to
• acknowledge
• acquiesce
• agree
• assent
• capitulate
• cede
• comply
• conform to
• consent
• do honor to
• esteem
• fall in with
• give assent
• give consent
• give in
• give way
• go along with
• hearken
• hold in esteem
• honor
• obsequi
• pay respect to
• regard
• respect
• show courtesy
• show respect
• submit
• submit for determination
• submit in judgment to
• subscribe to
• venerate
• yield
• yield in opinion to
• Associated Concepts: defer to an administrative agency’s decision

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