sustain

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

sustain: I (confirm) verb affirm, approve, assent to, attest, authenticate, bear out, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, consent to, corroborate, defend, document, endorse, establish, evidence, justify, make firm, prove, ratify, reinforce, sanction, settle, strenghten, substantiate, support, uphold, uphold in evidence, validate, verify, vindicate associated concepts: sustain a lower courts decision II (prolong) verb attentuate, bolster, conserve, continue, contribute to, elongate, extend, fortify, guard, keep going, keep up, lengthen, maintain, nourish, perpetuate, preserve, promote, protect, protract, reinforce, save, spare, strengthen, stretch, sustentare, sustinere, uphold III index adhere (persist), affirm (uphold), aid, allow (authorize), allow (endure), approve, authorize, bear (adduce), bear (support), bear (tolerate), bolster, care (regard), certify (attest), concur (agree), confirm, conserve, continue (persevere), continue (prolong), corroborate, countenance, defend, demonstrate (establish), document, endure (last), endure (suffer), finance, foster, fund, harbor, help, indorse, justify, keep (continue), keep (shelter), last, nurture, pass (approve), perpetuate, persevere, persist, preserve, prolong, promote (organize), protect, provide (supply), reaffirm, reassure, remain (continue), retain (keep in possession), side, sponsor, subsidize, supply, support (assist), support (corroborate), uphold, vouch, witness (attest to)

sustain: v.

(1) To support.

(2) To uphold; to affirm the validity of something.

(3) To suffer something unpleasant, such as an injury.

sustain: To agree with or rule in favor of a party in court. For example, if a judge agrees with an attorney's objection to a question at trial, the judge will say "objection sustained."

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sustain: v. To support or adequately maintain over a long period of time; (in court) to uphold; to rule in favor of; to corroborate.

See also overrule.

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 effect.

sustain: I
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 effect.
II A court ruling upholding an objection or a motion.

sustain: v.

in trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as to a question, is valid. Thus, an attorney asks a witness a question, and the opposing lawyer objects, saying the question is "irrelevant, immaterial and incompetent," "leading," "argumentative," or some other objection. If the judge agrees he/she will rule "sustained," meaning the objection is approved and the question cannot be asked or answered. However, if the judge finds the question proper, he/she will "overrule" the objection.

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Synonyms:

Bear, support, uphold, hold up, keep from falling / Nourish, maintain, support, subsist, keep alive, supply with food / Aid, comfort, relieve, assist / Suffer, undergo, endure, bear / Sanction, approve, confirm, ratify / Justify, prove, establish, confirm / Continue, hold

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Sustain — is a parameter of musical sound in time. As its name may imply, it denotes the period of time during which the sound is sustained before it becomes inaudible, or silent.Furthermore, sustain is the third of the four segments in an ADSR envelope.… … Wikipedia
Sustain — Sus*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sustained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sustaining}.] [OE. sustenen, susteinen, OF. sustenir, sostenir, F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus (see {Sub }) +… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sustain — sus‧tain [səˈsteɪn] verb [transitive] 1. if a company sustains losses or other difficulties, it has them: • Like other insurance companies, we have sustained heavy losses. • The record industry sustained a sales … Financial and business terms
sustain — Fowler s view in 1926 was that ‘sustain as a synonym for suffer or receive or get belongs to the class of formal words, and is better avoided’, and its use in the contexts of injuries, losses, hardship, etc., is still widely disliked. Fowler was… … Modern English usage
sustain — [sə stān′] vt. [ME susteinen < OFr sustenir < L sustinere < sus (see SUB ), under + tenere, to hold (see THIN)] 1. to keep in existence; keep up; maintain or prolong [to sustain a mood] 2. to provide for the support of; specif., to… … English World dictionary
Sustain — Sus*tain , n. One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I waked again, for my sustain was the Lord. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sustain — [v1] keep up, maintain aid, approve, assist, back, bankroll, bear, befriend, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, comfort, confirm, continue, convey, defend, endorse, favor, feed, foster, go for, help, keep alive, keep from falling, keep going … New thesaurus
sustain — late 13c., from O.Fr. sustenir hold up, endure, from L. sustinere hold up, support, endure, from sub up from below + tenere to hold (see TENET (Cf. tenet)) … Etymology dictionary
sustain — 1 *support, prop, bolster, buttress, brace Analogous words: *continue, persist, endure, abide: uphold, back (see SUPPORT): *prove, demonstrate Antonyms: subvert 2 *experience, un … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sustain — ► VERB 1) strengthen or support physically or mentally. 2) bear (the weight of an object). 3) suffer (something unpleasant). 4) keep (something) going over time or continuously. 5) confirm that (something) is just or valid. DERIVATIVES sustainer… … English terms dictionary

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