удержание по юридическим причинам(A function that assists in managing the legal discovery process by superseding the retention policy on a record under discovery, so that it is not disposed of even when the expiration trigger is reached)
отложить разбирательство дела(e.g., to put the legal proceedings on hold for six months – отложить разбирательство дела на шесть месяцев; Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk)