keep in repair

keep in repair
In reference to a highway:-maintaining the highway in such physical condition as will make it reasonably safe for travel. 25 Am J1st High § 476. As an undertaking by a lessee under a covenant in the lease:-to keep the premises in as good repair as they were when the lease was made. St. Joseph & St. Louis R. Co. v St. Louis I. M. & S. R. Co. 135 Mo 173, 36 SW 602.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • keep in repair — When a lessee is bound to keep the premises in repair, he must have them in repair at all times during the term; and, if they are at any time out of repair, he is guilty of a breach of the covenant. See habitability …   Black's law dictionary

  • keep in repair — When a lessee is bound to keep the premises in repair, he must have them in repair at all times during the term; and, if they are at any time out of repair, he is guilty of a breach of the covenant. See habitability …   Black's law dictionary

  • repair — I noun adjustment, alteration, amelioration, betterment, correction, cure, fixing, improvement, melioration, mending, overhaul, patching, reanimation, reassembling, reconditioning, reconstruction, recovery, rectification, redintegration,… …   Law dictionary

  • repair — repair1 repairable, adj. repairability, repairableness, n. /ri pair /, v.t. 1. to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor. 2. to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: to… …   Universalium

  • keep up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep in repair] Syn. maintain, sustain, care for, safeguard; see maintain 3 . 2. [To continue] Syn. persist, persevere, carry on; see continue 1 . 3. [To maintain the pace] Syn. keep pace, keep step, keep abreast, keep up …   English dictionary for students

  • repair — I. /rəˈpɛə / (say ruh pair) verb (t) 1. to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a clock. 2. to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: repair a broken constitution. 3. to remedy; …  

  • keep — keepable, adj. keepability, n. /keep/, v., kept, keeping, n. v.t. 1. to hold or retain in one s possession; hold as one s own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 2. to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the… …   Universalium

  • keep — v. & n. v. (past and past part. kept) 1 tr. have continuous charge of; retain possession of. 2 tr. (foll. by for) retain or reserve for a future occasion or time (will keep it for tomorrow). 3 tr. & intr. retain or remain in a specified condition …   Useful english dictionary

  • repair — I re•pair [[t]rɪˈpɛər[/t]] v. t. 1) to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend 2) to restore or renew 3) to remedy; make up for; compensate for 4) an act, process, or work of repairing 5) Usu., repairs a) an instance or… …   From formal English to slang

  • repair — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extensive, major ▪ minor ▪ essential, necessary, vital ▪ emergency …   Collocations dictionary

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