The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Strife, contention, great effort.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.