suspension

noun

• 1the action of suspending someone or something or the condition of being suspended, in particular.
• the temporary prevention of something from continuing or being in force or effect:the suspension of military action
• the official prohibition of someone from holding their usual post or carrying out their usual role for a particular length of time:the investigation led to the suspension of several officers a four-game suspension
• Music a discord made by prolonging a note of a chord into the following chord.

• 2the system of springs and shock absorbers by which a vehicle is cushioned from road conditions:the car’s rear suspension

• 3a mixture in which particles are dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid:a suspension of corn starch in peanut oil
• the state of being dispersed in a fluid:the agitator in the vat keeps the slurry in suspension