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waiting period
noun
- a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- 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.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
The waiting period and lower earnings limit to receive Statutory Sick Pay will be removed.
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