Deferral or deferment may refer to:

Deferral, in accounting Deferment – postponement of military conscription, particularly student deferments Student loan deferment – postponement of payment of a student loan University admissions Deferred – when a student is rejected from the first round (early decision/early action) of admissions, but will be considered for the main round (regular decision) Deferred admission – when a student is accepted in one year (say 1990), but wishes to not enroll in this year, but rather in a future year, often next year (say 1991) – see gap year

Law Deferred disposition Deferred prosecution

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