·noun Place of custody or confinement.
II. Retention ·noun The power of retaining; retentiveness.
III. Retention ·noun The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.
IV. Retention ·noun The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
V. Retention ·noun That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions.
VI. Retention ·noun The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.