DEFERMENT
deferment,n.1. The act of delaying; postponement <deferment of a judicial
decision>.2.Military law. A delay in serving in the military. [Cases: Armed Services 20.6. C.J.S.
Armed Services §§ 52–59.] 3.Military law. A delay in serving confinement that results from a
court-martial until the sentence has been approved and its execution has been ordered. • The
convening authority may grant a deferment. [Cases: Armed Services 48; Military Justice 1399.
C.J.S. Armed Services § 181; Military Justice §§ 384, 434, 451–452.] — defer,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]