German-English translations for schwebezustand

abeyanceThe proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-oneThe broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank
limboMr President, I should like to draw attention to the deplorable situation of migrant workers in the Union and the legal limbo they often find themselves in. Herr Präsident! Ich möchte die Aufmerksamkeit auf die erbärmliche Lage von Wanderarbeitnehmern in der Union sowie auf den juristischen Schwebezustand lenken, in dem sich viele von ihnen befinden. My application has been stuck in bureaucratic limbo for two weeks.

poiseI poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited.to poise the scales of a balanceThe rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff.

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