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Defer A Decision Informally Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

• formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

• (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

verb

• kick the ball

• propel with a pole

• place a bet on

36%6Defer a decision
noun

• the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

verb

• refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

36%11Decision to defer a student's enrollment to a later year
verb

• To place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.

• To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.

• To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.

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