Unretained: meaning, definitions and examples

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unretained

 

[ ʌnrɪˈteɪnd ]

Adjective / Verb
Context #1 | Adjective

in a legal context

Not held back or restrained by legal means; not retained or kept.

Synonyms

freed, released, unrestrained

Examples of usage

  • The unretained documents were destroyed after the case was closed.
  • She argued that the unretained evidence should not be admissible in court.
Context #2 | Verb

in a scientific context

Not retained, not held back by a filter or membrane.

Synonyms

not filtered, not trapped, passed through

Examples of usage

  • The unretained particles passed through the column quickly.
  • The unretained molecules were detected at the end of the experiment.

Translations

Translations of the word "unretained" in other languages:

🇵🇹 não retido

🇮🇳 अप्रतिबद्ध

🇩🇪 nicht zurückgehalten

🇮🇩 tidak ditahan

🇺🇦 незалишений

🇵🇱 niezachowany

🇯🇵 保持されていない

🇫🇷 non retenu

🇪🇸 no retenido

🇹🇷 tutulmamış

🇰🇷 보유되지 않음

🇸🇦 غير محتجز

🇨🇿 nezadržený

🇸🇰 nezadržaný

🇨🇳 未保留

🇸🇮 nezadržan

🇮🇸 ekki haldið

🇰🇿 ұсталмаған

🇬🇪 არასაკმარისი

🇦🇿 saxlanılmayan

🇲🇽 no retenido

Word origin

The word 'unretained' is derived from the combination of the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the verb 'retain' meaning 'to keep or hold back'. It is commonly used in legal and scientific contexts to describe something that is not held back, retained, or filtered. The term emphasizes the absence of restraint or retention in various situations, highlighting the notion of freedom or lack of restriction.

See also: retain, retained, retaining, retention.