Maintain
61maintain — 1. Support. Mālama. 2. See affirm …
62maintain — v.tr. 1 cause to continue; keep up, preserve (a state of affairs, an activity, etc.) (maintained friendly relations). 2 (often foll. by in; often refl.) support (life, a condition, etc.) by work, nourishment, expenditure, etc. (maintained him in… …
63maintain a family — support a family financially, provide financially for a family …
64maintain neutrality — refuse to take sides …
65maintain order — keep neat, keep tidy; keep under control …
66maintain the tradition — keep a tradition alive, preserve a tradition …
67maintain an action — To uphold, continue on foot, and keep from collapse a suit already begun. Smallgood v Gallardo, 275 US 56, 72 L Ed 152, 48 S Ct 23; National Fertilizer Co. v Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank, 196 Mass 458, 82 NE 671. As used in § 16(b) of the… …
68maintain and provide for — In reference to the duty of a husband, the furnishing of support which is reasonable under the circumstances, particularly the husband s financial condition. State v Fredercici, 269 Mo 689, 192 SW 464 …
69failure to maintain solvency — index failure (bankruptcy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
70hard to maintain — index elusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …