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retention — re·ten·tion /ri ten chən/ n 1: the act of retaining or the state of being retained 2: the portion of the insurance on a particular risk not reinsured or ceded by the originating insurer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retention cyst — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retention of vision vanish — In the Retention of Vision Vanish, the magician places a coin or small object between the fingers and the thumb of the right hand. The left hand is palm up with the palm slightly tilted towards the audience. The right approaches and displays the… … Wikipedia
Right of return — The term right of return refers to the principle in international law that members of an ethnic or national group have a right to immigration and naturalization into the country that they, the destination country, or both consider to be that… … Wikipedia
right — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pertaining to the right side Nouns 1. right; rightness, dextrality; right hand or side, dexter, starboard (naut.), recto, decanal side, off side. See side. 2. conservativism, reactionarism, Toryism, etc … English dictionary for students
right-wing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. conservative, reactionary, hidebound; see conservative . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Strongly favoring retention of the existing order: conservative, orthodox, right, rightist, Tory, traditionalist,… … English dictionary for students
right-winger — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who strongly favors retention of the existing order: conservative, orthodox, rightist, Tory, traditionalist. See KEEP … English dictionary for students
retention of title as security — The right of the vendor under an executory contract for the sale of land, holding the legal title in trust for the purchaser, subject to the payment of the purchase money in accordance with the terms of the contract. 55 Am J2d V & P § 355 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Telecommunications data retention — In the field of telecommunications, data retention (or data preservation) generally refers to the storage of call detail records (CDRs) of telephony and internet traffic and transaction data (IPDRs) by governments and commercial organisations. In … Wikipedia
