maintenance
definition: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
care
definition: the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
example: unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit
speech part: noun
synonyms:
criminal maintenance
definition: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
example:
speech part: noun
definition: court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
alimony
definition: means of maintenance of a family or group
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: