JUS RETINENDI ET INSISTENDI

jus retinendi et insistendi (j[schwa]s ret-i-nen-dI et in-sis-ten-dI). [Law Latin] Scots law. A right of retention and of insisting. • The phrase usu. referred to a seaman’s right to recover wages both by taking a lien against the ship and by proceeding against the owner for payment.