maintenance
(noun)
noun
1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
Definition categories: act, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation
2. means of maintenance of a family or group
Definition categories: possession, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance
3. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
Similar word(s): alimony
Definition categories: possession
4. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Similar word(s): sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep
Definition categories: act, support
5. 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
- unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit
Definition categories: act, misconduct, wrongdoing