Legal Definition and Related Resources of Support
Meaning of Support
Sustenance, source or means of living. As a verb, means to furnish sustenance, source or means of livelihood. The term, in the context of domestic relations, denotes the duty of a husband to furnish necessities for his wife and children. See Greenspan v state , 12 N.J. 426, 97 A.2d 390.
Support Alternative Definition
In the law of easements. The right to rest the beams or framework of a building into a wall of an adjoining building. Also rights of lateral and subjacent support which pertain to owners of adjoining lands. See “Party Walls;” “Lateral Support.” In the law of decedents’ estates the term “support” is sometimes used as a synonym for the allowance of articles or money set apart for the survivor and children.
Synonyms of Support
(Assist), verb
- accommodate
- adesse
- aid
- back
- bolster
- champion
- come to the defense of
- come to the help of
- contribute
- cooperate with
- defend
- endorse
- facilitate
- feed
- finance
- furnish funds
- further
- help
- lend money to
- maintain
- minister to
- nourish
- patronize
- promote
- protect
- provide for
- reinforce
- second
- subsidize
- suffragan
- supply the necessities of
- sustain
- take care of
- take the part of
- upholdforeign phrases: Parentum est liberos alere atiam nothos
- It is the duty of parents to support their children even when illegitimate
(Assistance), noun
- accommodation
- adiumentum
- aid
- assist
- assistance
- auxilium
- backing
- comfort
- contribution
- cooperation
- defense
- encouragement
- endowment
- help
- helping hand
- lift
- livelihood
- mainstay
- maintenance
- patronage
- preservation
- promotion
- protection
- relief
- subsistence
- succor
- subsidium
- sustenance
- upkeep Associated Concepts: alimony
- child support
- failure to provide support
- inadequate support
- maintenance
(Corroborate), verb
- accredit
- affirm
- attest
- authenticate
- back up
- bear out
- buttress
- certify
- circumstantiate
- confirm
- establish
- make absolute
- make good
- make more certain
- prove
- ratify
- reinforce
- strengthen
- substantiate
- sustain
- uphold in evidence
- validate
- verify
- vindicate
- vouch for
(Corroboration), noun
- affirmation
- approval
- attestation
- authentication
- backing
- certification
- circumstantiation
- confirmation
- documentation
- endorsement
- fortification
- justification
- ratification
- strengthening
- substantiation
- validation
- verification
- vindication
(Justify), verb
- account for
- approve
- defend
- defend successfully
- explain
- give grounds for
- make defense for
- make legitimate
- provide justification
- say in defense
- stand up for
- vindicate
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Abutments, Adduce, Advocate, Bill Of Particulars, Capricious, Clearly Erroneous, College, Color Of Authority, Connivance, Consideration, Consonant Statement, Contract, Custody, Delusion, Demurrable, Dependency, Dependent, , Error, Writ Of, Excise Tax, Executory Devise, Favor, Jointure, Lateral Support, Maintain, Natural Rights, Permanent Alimony, , Presumption, Rehabilitative Alimony, Release, Restraint Of Trade, School District, Scintilla Doctrine, Separation Agreement, Speaking Demurrer, Special Verdict, Stipend, Subscription, Subsidy, , Taxpayer, Tithes.
Translate Child Support from English to Spanish
Translation of Child Support, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Manutención infantil and other legal terms is available here.
- Manutención infantil
- Sustento infantil
- Legal English Translation
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Support in the context of Real Property
See: Lateral Support; Subjacent Support in this legal Dictionary.
Support in the context of Real Property
See: Lateral Support; Subjacent Support in this legal Dictionary.
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