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"roman": "ḥifẓ",
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"sense": "the act or power of remembering things; memory",
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"roman": "soxranénije v pámjati",
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"roman": "zberihannja v pamʺjati",
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"(medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces."
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"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
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"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
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"roman": "zaderžánije",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
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"The length of time a patient remains in treatment."
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"(medicine) The length of time a patient remains in treatment."
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"That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions."
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"(obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions."
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"The act of withholding; restraint; reserve."
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"reserve",
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"(obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve."
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"A place of custody or confinement."
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"(obsolete) A place of custody or confinement."
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"ref": "1754, John Erskine of Carnock, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "The right of retention, which bears a near resemblance to compensation, is chiefly competent where the mutual debts, not being liquid, cannot be the ground of compensation",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien."
],
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"(law) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien."
],
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"_dis1": "2 1 1 6 2 2 8 1 73 3",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "right to withhold a debt",
"word": "pidätysoikeus"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "right to retain property until a debt is paid",
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