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The art of having something someone wants and choosing, deliberately, not to give it.
means To deliberately refuse or delay giving something — information, money, affection, or consent — that you possess or could provide.
from From Old English 'with' meaning back or against, plus 'hold' — literally to hold back, the verbal equivalent of a closed fist.
Tax senseEmployers withhold wages before you ever see them.
Grammar twinPast tense is withheld, never withholded.
Quiet powerWithholding is refusal disguised as inaction.