Retention
15 definitions retrieved  Retention \Re*ten"tion\, n. [L. retentio: cf. F. r['e]tention. See Retain.] 1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. [1913 Webster] 2. The power of retaining; retentiveness. [1913 Webster] No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a ???? of preserving impressions. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Place of custody or confinement. [1913 Webster] 6. (Law) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. --Erskine. Craig. [1913 Webster] Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions. [1913 Webster]  retention n 1: the act of retaining something [syn: retention, keeping, holding] 2: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity] 3: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" [syn: retentiveness, retentivity, retention]  retention [ritenʃən] Beibehaltung; Einbehaltung  retention [ritenʃən] garde  retention megtartás rekedés visszatartás  retention conservazione, preservazione  retention [ritenʃən] behoud; bewaring; handhaving behoud; instandhouding  retention [ritenʃən] conservación  RETENTION, Scottish law. The right which the possessor of a movable has, of holding the same until he shall be satisfied for his claim either against such movable or the owner of it; a lien. 2. The right of retention is of two kinds, namely, special or general. 1. Special retention is the right of withholding or retaining property of goods which are in one's possession under a contract, till indemnified for the labor or money expended on them. 2. General retention is the right to withhold or detain the property of another, in respect of any debt which happens to be due by the proprietor to the person who has the custody; or for a general balance of accounts arising on a particular train of employment. 2 Bell's Com. 90, 91, 5th ed. Vide Lien.  retention Einbehaltung f; Beibehaltung f retention Retention f; Zurückhalten n retention Speicherung f retention (of urine) Harnverhaltung f; Verhaltung f [med.]  Retention f retention  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "retention": abnegation, adhesiveness, bullheadedness, camera-eye, cohesiveness, consistency, contradiction, declension, declination, declinature, declining, denial, deprivation, disagreement, disallowance, disclaimer, disclamation, disobedience, dissent, eidetic memory, gluiness, glutinosity, gumminess, holding back, memory span, nay, negation, negative, negative answer, nix, no, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, nonobservance, obstinacy, persistence, persistency, photographic memory, recantation, refusal, rejection, repudiation, retentive memory, retentiveness, retentivity, snugness, stick-to-itiveness, stickiness, stubbornness, tackiness, tenaciousness, tenacity, thumbs-down, tightness, total memory, total recall, toughness, turndown, unwillingness, viscidity, viscosity, withholding Retention related |
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