holding
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1 financial assets (n.) B2 Upper Intermediate Formalsomething you own, especially land, property, or shares in a company.
an area of land held by lease or ownership, or a quantity of shares and bonds held by an investor.
ExampleThe family has large land holdings in the northern part of the country.
ExampleThe investment fund diversified its portfolio by reducing its holdings in fossil fuels and increasing its stake in renewable energy startups.
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2 sports foul (n.) B2 Upper Intermediate Sporta mistake in a game where a player illegally grabs or stops an opponent.
an illegal tactic in contact sports involving the restriction of an opponent's movement using the hands or arms.
ExampleThe referee called a penalty for holding after the defender grabbed the striker's shirt.
ExampleThe offensive lineman was flagged for holding, resulting in a ten-yard penalty that stalled the team's momentum late in the fourth quarter.
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3 legal ruling (n.) C1 Advanced Formal Technical Lawa decision made by a judge or a court of law.
a court's determination of a matter of law based on the issues presented in a particular case.
ExampleThe court's holding changed how the law is applied to privacy cases.
ExampleLegal scholars debated the implications of the Supreme Court's holding, arguing that the narrow ruling failed to address the broader constitutional questions at hand.