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View definitions for withheld

withheld

adjective as in concealed

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Justice Department regularly battled with L.A. in court, including over whether federal funds could be withheld if city officials refused to cooperate with immigration agents.

Then, even more people deposited money there due to the collapse of trust in the banking system - after Lebanese banks withheld people’s savings, following the financial and economic collapse in 2019.

From BBC

On Wednesday night Ms Gallagher received another email from the council to say that the invoice received "should have been withheld pending further discussion with the council".

From BBC

The woman’s name was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017, the Trump administration was slow to respond and intentionally withheld aid from the island, which has been a U.S. territory since 1917.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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