suspension Definition

1. The act of suspending or the state of being suspended.

Thesaurus: delay, pause, interruption, intermission, respite, remission, stay, abeyance, dormancy; Antonym: resumption.
2. A temporary exclusion from an official position, work, school, college, etc, especially while allegations of misconduct are being investigated.
3. A temporary cessation.

Example: suspension of hostilities
4. A system of springs and shock absorbers that connects the axles of a vehicle to the chassis and absorbs some of the unwanted vibrations transmitted from the road surface.
5. A liquid or gas that contains small insoluble solid particles which are more or less evenly dispersed throughout it.