The permanent abandonment of a patent application either before or after publication Often used to mean rejection by the patent office as well as withdrawal by the applicant
Term used to describe an item that has been removed from the Library's collection
An item which is no longer in the library's collection and which has been removed from its catalog or record of holdings
A member may, without debate, withdraw a notice of motion standing in his/her name from the Business Paper or move a motion that an order of the day for a bill be withdrawn
The positions of a door lock, bolt or latch, when it is retracted into the case, by turning a handle or key The opposite is "shot" or "thrown"
If a charge is "withdrawn" by the Crown, the matter does not proceed to a trial The impact on the accused is much the same as an aquittal, he is not guilty of a criminal offence because the charge did not make it to a trial return to index
Someone who is withdrawn is very quiet, and does not want to talk to other people. Her husband had become withdrawn and moody. very shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts