Both Uses of
forbearance
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Forbear this outrage!
Scene 3.1 *forbear = stop
- Meantime forbear,
And let mischance be slave to patience.
Scene 5.3forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting
Definition:
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(forbearance) patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
refraining (holding back) from acting -- especially temporarily not collecting debt payments on a loaneditor's notes: The word, forbearance, is commonly used in the field of law to indicate that a legal right, claim or privilege is not being enforced.