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Term: Legal Hold

Description:

A legal hold refers to the process of preserving all relevant electronic data, physical documents, and other potential forms of evidence related to a legal matter. It is a crucial step taken to prevent the alteration, deletion, or destruction of such information, ensuring its integrity during litigation or an investigation.

Senses and Usages:

1. Noun - Legal Hold:
• Sense 1: In the legal domain, a legal hold is a directive issued by an organization, court, or regulatory body to safeguard and retain specific documents or data relevant to ongoing or potential legal proceedings. It may involve a range of materials such as emails, contracts, financial records, etc.
• Example Sentence: The company's legal department initiated a legal hold on all employee communications after being notified of the impending lawsuit.
2. Verb - Legal Hold:
• Sense 1: To enforce a legal hold; to ensure the preservation and non-alteration of evidence pending legal action.
• Example Sentence: The judge ordered the opposing party to immediately legal hold any potential evidence that could be crucial to the case.

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