maintenance
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Sense 1 noun
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
he wrote the manual on car care
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Sense 2 noun
means of maintenance of a family or group
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Sense 3 noun
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
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Sense 4 noun
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
they were in want of sustenance
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Sense 5 noun
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
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conserve |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | repair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | camera care |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | car care |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overhaul |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pump priming |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scheduled maintenance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | steam fitting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | maintain |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | keep |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | support payment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | maintain |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | nourish |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sustain |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sustentacular |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | wrongful conduct |