droit de rétention — meaning in English

English meaning

• lien noun A legal right to hold or sell someone's property until a debt owed on it is paid off.
• retention noun The ability to hold onto or remember information.

Senses

droit de rétention is used for these senses in English:

• lien (legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
• retention (legal) 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.

retention — full definition

1. noun The ability to hold onto or remember information.
2. noun The keeping of employees, customers, or something else that might otherwise be lost.
3. noun A build-up of fluid in the body that isn't being properly released.

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