Hold over
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
To retain an office after the term has expired. See 20 Or. 365, 26 Pac. 170. To retain possession by a tenant after the expiration of his term. See 1 App. Div. 449, 37 N. Y. Supp. 374. .Hold up. Robbery. See 63 Neb. 723, 89 N. W. 303.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To bold possession after the expiration of a term or lease. To retain possession of property leased, after the end of the term. To continue in possession of an office, and continue to exercise its funetions, afler the end of the ollicer’s lawful term.