Legal Definition and Related Resources of Retain

Meaning of Retain

To hold or keep that which one already has, not to lose, part with or dismiss it. To detain . To engage an attorney .

Retain Alternative Definition

In practice. To engage the services of an attorney or counsellor to manage a cause. See “Retainer.”

Synonyms of Retain

(Employ), verb

book
commission
contract for
engage
enlist
give a job
hire
keep
keep in pay
maintain
put to work
recruit
reserve
secure

(Keep in possession), verb

bear in mind
call up
cause to be remembered
cling to
clutch
conservare
continue to hold
detain
grasp
have
hold
hold fast
hold in possession
impress upon the memory
keep
keep hold of
keep in mind
maintain
possess
preserve
put away
recall
recollect
remember
reserve
save
secure
sustain
tenere
withhold

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Accept, Chattel Mortgage, Constructive Trust, Contractor, Corruption Of Blood, Detain, , Employ, Implied Contract, , Retainer, Retaining Lien, Right Of Retainer, Scrivener’s Rule, Security.

Translate Hire Or Retain from English to Spanish

Translation of Hire Or Retain , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Contratar and other legal terms is available here.

Contratar
Dar el pago inicial para contratar
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Translate Retain from English to Spanish

Translation of Retain , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Dar el pago inicial para contratar and other legal terms is available here.

Dar el pago inicial para contratar
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English Spanish Translation of Retain

Retener

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Legal Usage of Retain in English

An European Commission document offers the following explanation about the misused of Retain:Retain means ‘keep’, unless you are talking about lawyers, in which case it means ‘hire’. In European Union texts, it is often used to mean ‘adopt’ or ‘choose’.

Example

‘As this hypothesis was not retained by the social partners, the conclusion will differ144.’

Alternatives

select, choose, adopt, accept.

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