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hold1 1. Wrestling a way of seizing one's opponent 2. Music a pause or fermata 3. a. a tenure or holding, esp of land b. (in combination): leasehold; freehold hold2 the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo hold [hōld] (aerospace engineering) A scheduled or unscheduled pause in a testing or launching sequence or countdown of a missile or space vehicle. (computer science) To retain information in a computer storage device for further use after it has been initially utilized. (electronics) To maintain storage elements at equilibrium voltages in a charge storage tube by electron bombardment. (engineering) The interior of a ship or plane, especially the cargo compartment. (industrial engineering) A therblig, or basic operation, in time-and-motion study in which the hand or other body member maintains an object in a fixed position and location. (mechanical engineering) A machine motion that is halted by an operator or interlock until it is restarted. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| An indemnity and hold harmless clause from any and all expenses incurred in the event of default may allow some courts to dispense with the formality of holding an inquest to determine the reasonableness of a requested legal fee reimbursement if the court holds that it is bound to enforce the indemnity as written. The other, often used in combination with the Hold Harmless Clause is an Indemnity or In this case, one practical tactic might be to contract out all snow and ice removal with an agreement that includes a hold harmless clause. |
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