TO HOLD
\tuː hˈə͡ʊld], \tuː hˈəʊld], \t_uː h_ˈəʊ_l_d]\
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These words are now used in a deed to express by what tenure the grantee is to have the land. The clause which commences with these words is called the tenendum. Vide Habendum; Tenendum.
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To hold, also means to decide, to adjudge, to decree; as, the court in that case held that the hushand was not liable for the contract of the wife, made without his express or implied authority.
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It also signifies to bind under a contract, as the obligor is held and firmly bound. In the constitution of the United States, it is provided, that no person held to service or labor in one state under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on the claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due. Art. 4, sec. 3, §3; 2 Serg. & R. 306; 3 Id. 4; 5 Id. 52; 1 Wash. C. C. R. 500; 2 Pick. 11; 16 Pet. 539, 674.
By John Bouvier
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preter. HELD, part. past. HELD or HOLDEN. To graspin the hand, to gripe, to clutch; to keep, to retain, to gripe fast; to maintain as an opinion; to consider as good or bad, to hold in regard; to have any station; to possess, to enjoy; to possess in subordination; to suspend, to refrain; to stop, to restrain; to fix to any condition; to confine to a certain state; to detain; to retain, to continue; to offer, to propose; to maintain; to carry on, to continue; To hold forth, to exhibit; To hold in, to govern by the bridle, to restrain in general; To hold off, to keep at a distance; To hold on, to continue, to protract; To hold out, to extend, to stretch forth, to offer, to propose, to continue to do or suffer; To hold up, to raise aloft, to sustain, to support.
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To stand, to be right, to be without exception; to continue unbroken or unsubdued; to last, to endure; to continue; to refrain; to stand up for, to adhere; to be dependent on; to derive right; To hold forth, to harangue, to speak in publick ; To hold in, to restrain one’s self, to continue in luck; To hold off, to keep at a distance without closing with offers; To hold on, to continue, not to be interrupted, to proceed; To hold out, to last, to endure, not to yield, not to be subdued; To hold together, to be joined, to remain in union; To hold up, to support himself, not to be foul weather, to continue the fame speed.
By Thomas Sheridan
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