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WAITING PERIOD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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waiting period

noun

  1. a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
  2. Insurance. the required delay between the date of inception of a claim and the date on which the indemnity becomes payable, as in workmen's compensation insurance or unemployment insurance.


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Abortion remains legal in California, home to the strongest reproductive rights in the nation — unlike in some states, there is no required waiting period or counseling before the procedure, and minors can get abortions without parental involvement.

Another bill introduced a 72-hour waiting period for gun sales.

From Slate

In Missouri, Planned Parenthood has invoked the ballot measure to challenge not only the state’s sweeping ban but also laws mandating a 72-hour waiting period, a prohibition on telehealth procedures, and a requirement that clinicians have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

From Slate

As the investigation goes, they went out the day before trying to get handguns, couldn’t get handguns, ended up buying shotguns because they had a quicker waiting period.

From Slate

The waiting period and lower earnings limit to receive Statutory Sick Pay will be removed.

From BBC

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