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1withhold assent — index demur, differ (disagree), differ (vary), disaccord, disbelieve, expostulate, hold out ( …
2Withhold — With*hold , v. t. [imp. {Withheld}; p. p. {Withheld}, Obs. or Archaic {Withholden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withholding}.] [With again, against, back + hold.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. [1913 Webster] Withhold, O… …
3withhold one's assent — index disapprove (reject) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4assent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common (BrE), general, universal ▪ Medicine is, by common assent, a good profession. ▪ There was general assent about his achievements. ▪ royal ( …
5withhold — verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately, intentionally (esp. AmE) VERB + WITHHOLD ▪ threaten to ▪ The government was threatening to withhold future financial aid. ▪ decide to …
6Royal Assent — The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. While the power to withhold Royal Assent was once exercised often,… …
7refuse assent — index disaccord, disagree, dissent (withhold assent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8Royal Assent (Ireland) — The granting, reserving or withholding of the Royal Assent was one of the key roles, and potentially one of the key powers, possessed by the Governor General of the Irish Free State. Until it was granted, no bill passed by the Oireachtas… …
9royal assent — The granting of royal assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of law making by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. While the power to withhold royal assent was once exercised… …
10Withheld — Withhold With*hold , v. t. [imp. {Withheld}; p. p. {Withheld}, Obs. or Archaic {Withholden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withholding}.] [With again, against, back + hold.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. [1913 Webster]… …
