abstention

Etymology
First attested in 1521. Borrowed from, from from

Noun

 * 1)  The act of restraining oneself.
 * 2) The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
 * 3) The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
 * 4) Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
 * 1) The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
 * 2) Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
 * 1) Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: abstenció
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:,  ,  ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: sindeteno, abstino
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: הימנעו
 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua: abstention
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ,  ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: avhold
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: seachnadh
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:

Etymology
, from, from.