13
suspension(noun, act, time, end, check)
11
dissolution(noun, end, release, discharge, notice)
10
deferment(noun, break, act, time, halt)
10
postponement(noun, break, act, time, check)
9
delay(noun, break, act, time, check)
8
dismissal(noun, release, notice, overthrow, sack)
7
deferral(noun, act, time, delay, stay)
7
stay(noun, break, act, time, check)
6
moratorium(noun, break, check, halt, delay)
5
abeyance(noun, break, halt, delay, pause)
5
demurral(noun, check, delay, stay, pause)
5
respite(noun, break, leave, halt, rest)
4
end(noun, stop, break, close, release)
4
extension
4
recess(noun, break, leave, rest, relief)
3
discontinuance(noun, stop, close, finish, issue)
3
intermission(noun, stop, break, close, leave)
3
pause(noun, break, leave, halt, delay)
3
prolongation(noun, lateness)
3
prorogation(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
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