"suspensive" meaning in English

See suspensive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səˈspɛn.sɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suspensive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more suspensive [comparative], most suspensive [superlative]
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  1. (chiefly law) That suspends, temporarily stops.
    Sense id: en-suspensive-en-adj-g-ZJK-XV Categories (other): Law, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 33 26 Topics: law
  2. Characterized by suspense; suspenseful.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: suspensive condition [law], suspensively, suspensiveness
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