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legal hold

legal hold noun: the preservation of documents and other information, suspending normal processing, when an organization expects litigation.

Noun

legal hold (plural legal holds)

  1. The preservation of documents and other information, suspending normal processing, when an organization expects litigation.

Forms of legal hold

plurallegal holds

Questions about legal hold

What does legal hold mean?
Legal hold means the preservation of documents and other information, suspending normal processing, when an organization expects litigation.
What part of speech is legal hold?
Legal hold is a noun.
What is the plural of legal hold?
The plural of legal hold is legal holds.

Words near legal hold in the dictionary

  1. legal height
  2. legal heir
  3. legal heirs
  4. legal high
  5. legal highs
  6. legal hold
  7. legal holds
  8. legal holiday
  9. legal holidays
  10. legal instrument
  11. legal interest

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