...maintenance, which is described by the best authorities as an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting either party with money or otherwise to defend it ; and this is expressly charged as an offence against public justice— as tending to keep...

...work entitled JSlackstane's Cummenlaria : " MAINTENANCE is an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by ' maintaining' or assisting...money, or otherwis'e, to prosecute or defend it.** It is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife and contention and perverts the remedial...

...certain work entitled Bloc/alone' 's Commenta" MAINTENANCE is an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by • maintaining' or assisting...with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. * * It is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife and contention, and perverts...

...650. Maintenance of suits, which is a public offence, is the officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it (f). Champerty is the purchasing a suit or right of action of another person ; or rather it is a bargain...

...JNlainot liad a voice. See Greece and Maina. MAINTENANCE ; an unlawful intermeddling in a suit, by assisting either party with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. This was prohibited by the Koman as well as by the English law. A man may, however, maintain the suit...

...maintenance. It is said by Blackstone to be an officious intermeddling in a suit, which no way belongs to me, by maintaining or assisting either party with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. 4 Black. Com. 135 ; 1 Hawkins, Pleas, b. 1, ch. 86, § 1. See Harrington v. Long, 2 M. & Keen, 592...

...intermeddle in any suit at common law or in chancery, thatin nowise belongs to or concerns such person, by maintaining or assisting either party with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend such suit, with a view to promote litigation, every such person, so offending, shall be deemed to have...

...introduce into the law, it might be proper to take a review of the subject as it previously stood. way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting either...party with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it,—a practice that was greatly encouraged by the first introduction of uses. so to speak, had been...

...in the cause. MAINTENANCE, an officious intermeddling in a suit, which in no wise belongs to one, by assisting either party with money, or otherwise to prosecute or defend it. By the Roman law, it was a species of crimen falsi to enter into any confederacy, or do any act to...

...offence that bears a near relation to barratry, being an officious intermeddling in a suit that in no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...greatly encouraged by the first introduction of uses. Cap of maiitienance, a cap of dignity, formerly belonging to tbe rank of a duke ; also, the name of...