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mental reservation

mental reservation noun: the act of holding back some word or clause which is necessary to convey fully the meaning really intended by the speaker, distinct from equivocation.

Noun

mental reservation (plural mental reservations)

  1. The act of holding back some word or clause which is necessary to convey fully the meaning really intended by the speaker, distinct from equivocation.
    • I agreed to testify without any mental reservation.

Forms of mental reservation

pluralmental reservations

Questions about mental reservation

What does mental reservation mean?
Mental reservation means the act of holding back some word or clause which is necessary to convey fully the meaning really intended by the speaker, distinct from equivocation.
What part of speech is mental reservation?
Mental reservation is a noun.
What is the plural of mental reservation?
The plural of mental reservation is mental reservations.

Words near mental reservation in the dictionary

  1. mental patient
  2. mental patients
  3. mental plane
  4. mental protuberance
  5. mental protuberances
  6. mental reservation
  7. mental reservations
  8. mental retardation
  9. mental-disordered
  10. mental-health care
  11. mentalcel

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