A legal hold is a communication issued as a result of current or anticipated litigation, audit, government investigation or other such matter that suspends the normal disposition or processing of records. The specific communication to business or IT organizations may also be called a “hold,” “preservation order,” “suspension order,” “freeze notice,” “hold order,” or “hold notice.” [1]

[1] Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms

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