withhold
/wɪθˈhoʊld/ noun C2- An immoral action or condition (an overt) that has not been disclosed to others; the consciousness of such an action or condition.
Plural withholds
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Surely you will not withhold it any longer.”
Shall I draw back my forehead from his embrace, or withhold my hand from his?
But here are your bonds; pay me differently;” and he held the bonds towards Danglars, who seized them like a vulture extending its claws to withhold the food that is being wrested from its grasp.
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