the action of reserving something

the reservation of positions for non-Americans

an expression of doubt qualifying overall approval of a plan or statement

some generals voiced reservations about making air strikes

an area of land set aside for occupation by Indigenous people, especially in the US

the boy's family live on a reservation

a right or interest retained in an estate being conveyed

the retention of a right to enter the demised property will be a reservation

(in the Roman Catholic Church) the action of a superior of reserving to himself the power of absolution