What is Legal Hold?
Category: Legal
1Definition
A requirement to preserve documents and data relevant to anticipated or ongoing litigation.
2Context
Failure to comply can result in sanctions. Organizations must notify relevant employees.
3Example
When sued, a company issues a legal hold preventing deletion of related emails and files.
⚠Common Trap
Legal hold overrides normal retention policies—deletion during hold is spoliation.
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