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An abstention may be used to indicate the voting individual's ambivalence about the measure, or mild disapproval that does not rise to the level of active opposition. Abstention can also be used when someone has a certain position about an issue, but since the popular sentiment supports the opposite, it might not be politically expedient to ...
Pullman abstention was the first "doctrine of abstention" to be announced by the Court, and is named for Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S. 496 (1941).The doctrine holds that "the federal courts should not adjudicate the constitutionality of state enactments fairly open to interpretation until the state courts have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to pass on them."
Abstentionism is the political practice of standing for election to a deliberative assembly while refusing to take up any seats won or otherwise participate in the assembly's business.
Abstention is refusing to vote in an election or in a parliamentary vote. Abstention may also refer to: Abstentionism, standing for election to an assembly while boycotting the assembly itself; Abstention doctrine, applied by a court refusing to hear a case which ought to be heard by a different court
A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organization, or country as an expression of protest.It is usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons.
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To be included in this list, individuals must be well-known for their abstention from alcohol, their advocacy efforts, or both. Individuals whose abstention from alcohol is not a defining characteristic or feature of their notability are intentionally excluded.
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