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A system of functional-differential equations with delay \[ dz/dt= Z(t,z_t),\tag{1} \] where \(Z\) is the vector-valued functional, is considered. It is supposed that this system has a zero solution (2) \(z=0\). Definitions of its partial stability, partial asymptotic stability, partial equi-asymptotic stability, and uniform partial stability are given. It is proved that if there exists such positive definite functional \(V\) with respect to a part of variables, such that its derivative \(dV/dt\) along the solutions to system (1) is negative definite with respect to the same variables, then the solution (2) is weakly partially stable. Besides, a number of theorems on the partial stability and partial asymptotic stability are formulated and proved.