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]