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

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

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

A deep hole or shaft sunk into the earth to obtain water, oil, gas, or brine, An open space extending vertically through the floors of a building, as for stairs or ventilation, An enclosed space for receiving and holding something, such as the wheels of an airplane when retracted, intransitive verb_ To rise to the surface, ready to flow, To rise or surge from an inner source, To pour forth, adverb_ Satisfactorily or sufficiently, In a manner affording benefit or gain; advantageously, In a prudent or sensible manner, adjective_ Advisable; prudent, Of or characterized by the maintenance of good health practices. Often used in combination, In a satisfactory condition; right or proper.

Status with respect to rank, reputation, or position in society or a profession, Relative position; degree; rank; consideration; social, professional, or commercial reputation; specifically, high rank_ as, a member in full standing (of a church, society, club, or other organization); a committee composed of men of good standing, Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance, adjective_ Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting, Erect, not cut down, Erect, not cut down, verb_ Present participle of stand.; in the process of coming to an upright position

A place where aircraft take off and land, usually equipped with hard-surfaced landing strips, a control tower, hangars, aircraft maintenance and refueling facilities, and accommodations for passengers and cargo

the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health, Cleanliness, in the context of personal hygiene, That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp of households and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of health

A body of government employees trained in methods of law enforcement and crime prevention and detection and authorized to maintain the peace, safety, and order of the community, The soldiers assigned to a specified maintenance duty, That which concerns the order of the community; the internal regulation of a state, verb_ maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol, transitive verb_ To observe and issue warnings or correctives regarding, To regulate, control, or keep in order with a law enforcement agency or other official group, To make (a military area, for example) neat in appearance

The act of doing maintenance, verb_ Present participle of maintain

showing maintenance or attention, continued in your keeping or use or memory, kept in good condition, verb_ Simple past tense and past participle of maintain