1. (noun) care, maintenance, upkeep
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
Synonyms: sustentation, sustainment, criminal maintenance, aid, tending, upkeep, precaution, forethought, caution, concern, sustenance, charge, tutelage, guardianship, alimony, maintenance, attention, care, fear
2. (noun) maintenance
means of maintenance of a family or group
Synonyms: care, upkeep, alimony, sustenance, sustentation, criminal maintenance, sustainment
3. (noun) alimony, maintenance
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
Synonyms: sustentation, maintenance, sustenance, upkeep, alimony, sustainment, care, criminal maintenance
4. (noun) sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Synonyms: sustentation, sustainment, care, nutrition, nutriment, keep, alimentation, upkeep, victuals, bread and butter, support, aliment, sustenance, criminal maintenance, living, alimony, maintenance, nourishment, livelihood
5. (noun) maintenance, criminal maintenance
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
Synonyms: sustentation, maintenance, sustenance, upkeep, alimony, sustainment, care, criminal maintenance
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