suspensive
adj/səˈspɛn.sɪv/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin suspēnsīvus. First attested in 1557. By surface analysis, suspense + -ive.
1
Law That suspends, temporarily stops.
- Effect of an appeal – In principle, an appeal has a suspensive effect (Art. 51(1) VRP). The term suspensive effect denotes the fact that the legal consequence prescribed by the ruling does not become effective until the conclusion of the appeal procedure.
2
Characterized by suspense; suspenseful.
- Derived terms
- suspensive condition, suspensively, suspensiveness