Maintenance

1. The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.
2. That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences.
3. (Crim. Law) An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty.
4. Those actions required for the care of machinery, a building, etc., to keep it clean and in proper functioning condition, and to prevent or forestall damage due to normal use.
5. Payments, such as child support or alimony, to a dependent child not living with one or to a divorced wife.
Cap of maintenance .
See under Cap.