support

support
Verb: To carry the weight of something. To comfort and sustain. To furnish the necessities of life for maintenance in a proper manner, not merely the necessities for a bare maintenance. Anno: 13 ALR 689 (term appearing in workmen's compensation statute). To provide the means of maintenance of a person. 50 Am J1st Sup Per § 2. Noun: Articles for the sustenance of a person, as food, clothing, and other conveniences, even medicines and medical services. 50 Am J1st Sup Per § 2. Maintenance, subsistence, or income for the sustenance of one person or a family. Wall v Williams, 93 NC 327. As used in a statute exempting from execution food necessary for the "support of the debtor and his family" for a specified period:–provisions on hand sufficient to provide for the necessary use of the family for the prescribed period; usually not inclusive of such provisions as are necessary to provide for persons the debtor is under no obligation to support. 31 Am J2d Exemp § 78. See lateral support; subjacent support.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • support — [ sypɔr ] n. m. • 1466; de 1. supporter 1 ♦ Vx Le fait, l action de supporter, d aider. ⇒ soutien. ♢ Le fait de subir. « Le support des imperfections d autrui » (Fénelon). ⇒ 1. supporter. 2 ♦ (XVIe) Mod. Ce qui supporte; ce sur quoi une chose… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Support — Sup*port , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supporting}.] [F. supporter, L. supportare to carry on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under + portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To bear by being under; to keep… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • support — sup·port 1 vt 1 a: to promote the interests or cause of b: to uphold or defend as valid or right c: to argue or vote for 2: to provide with substantiation or corroboration support an alibi 3: to provide with the means …   Law dictionary

  • Support — may refer to the following:* Sympathy, emotional support; * Technical support (a.k.a tech support) in computer hardware, software or electronic goods; * Support (mathematics), a kind of subset of the domain of a function; * Support (measure… …   Wikipedia

  • Support — Sup*port , n. [F.] 1. The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining. [1913 Webster] 2. That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind. [1913 Webster] 3. That which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Support — (Anglizismus v. engl. support [səˈpɔːɹt] = „die Unterstützung“; to support = „unterstützen“) steht für: Support (Dienstleistung), problemorientierte Beratungstätigkeiten Vorgruppe einer (bekannteren) Musikband bei einem Live Auftritt Träger… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Support — (franz., spr. ßüppōr oder suppórt, »Stütze, Träger«, Werkzeugträger), bei Werkzeugmaschinen die Vorrichtung, durch die das Werkzeug eine feste Stellung und sichere Führung erhält. Häufig benutzt man, besonders bei Drehbänken (s. Drehbank, S. 180) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Support — für Abdrehen balliger Laufflächen der Riemenscheiben, eine Vorrichtung auf der Drehbank derart, daß die Stichelspitze den Meridian der Lauffläche bezw. Randfläche der Riemenscheibe beschreibt, der in der Regel ein Kreisbogen ist. Am einfachsten… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Support — Support, feste Auflage für ein Werkzeug an einer Maschine, bes. a) für den Meißel an Hobelmaschinen; der Meißel ist in einem Schieber befestigt, welcher mittelst Schrauben auf u. nieder u. auch in der Breitenrichtung der Tafel, auf welcher das… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Support — (frz., spr. ßüppohr, »Stütze«), s. Drehbank …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • support — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 help and encouragement ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total ▪ firm, solid, strong ▪ The candidate enjoys the firm support of local industry …   Collocations dictionary

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