to maintain (sustain) an objection

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• sustain — sus·tain /sə stān/ vt 1: to support as true, legal, or just 2: to allow or uphold as valid sustain an objection compare overrule 1 sus·tain·able adj Merri …   Law dictionary

• sustain — verb (T) 1 MAKE STH CONTINUE to make something continue to exist over a period of time; maintain (1): The teacher tried hard to sustain the children s interest. see also: sustained 2 GIVE STRENGTH to make it possible for someone to stay strong or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sustain — sustainable, adj. sustainability, n. sustainedly /seuh stay nid lee, staynd /, adv. sustainingly, adv. sustainment, n. /seuh stayn /, v.t. 1. to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure. 2. to bear …   Universalium

• sustain — sus•tain [[t]səˈsteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of 2) to bear (a burden, charge, etc.) 3) to undergo or suffer (injury, loss, etc.) 4) to endure without giving way or yielding 5) to keep (a person, the …   From formal English to slang

• sustain — To carry on; to maintain. To affirm, uphold or approve, as when an appellate court sustains the decision of a lower court. To grant, as when a judge sustains an objection to testimony or evidence, he or she agrees with the objection and gives it… …   Black's law dictionary

• sustain — v.tr. 1 support, bear the weight of, esp. for a long period. 2 give strength to; encourage, support. 3 (of food) give nourishment to. 4 endure, stand; bear up against. 5 undergo or suffer (defeat or injury etc.). 6 (of a court etc.) uphold or… …   Useful english dictionary

• preserve — pre·serve /pri zərv/ vt pre·served, pre·serv·ing 1: to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction expenses necessary to preserve the property 2 a: to keep valid, intact, or in existence (as pending a proceeding) the right of a trial by jury… …   Law dictionary

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

• Conscientious objector — Conscription Military service National service Conscription crisis Conscientious objection Civilian service …   Wikipedia

• WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium