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Definitions for criminal maintenance
crim·i·nal main·te·nance

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. maintenance, criminal maintenancenoun

    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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  1. criminal maintenance

    Criminal maintenance refers to the act of supporting or promoting another person's illegal activities, such as encouraging a lawsuit, providing financial assistance for criminal activities, or abetting a crime. It is often associated with acts that interfere with the judicial process and affect its impartiality.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of criminal maintenance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of criminal maintenance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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