the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
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criminal maintenance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | maintenance |
| Type of | actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct |
unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit.
Examples of criminal maintenance
criminal maintenance
The 60 counts are the first criminal charges for poor maintenance ever leveled against an airline.
From the time.com
The new site will be used as a base for patrol officers, criminal investigations, civilian volunteers and vehicle maintenance.
From the orlandosentinel.com
A maintenance worker and a suspected accomplice were charged with criminal possession of stolen property.
From the al.com
Metro government is now filing criminal charges against Jones, as it does with the most persistent property maintenance offenders.
From the courier-journal.com
In general, it may be opined that there was a remarkable development in the maintenance of law and order and criminal administration during the reign of the Muslim rulers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The utility paid a record $33.5 million in criminal and civil fines after admitting it had delayed important maintenance and safety improvements.
From the toledoblade.com
He does maintenance work for 14 cents an hour, shares a dinner table with an obsessive-compulsive criminal named Muscles and pays a fellow prisoner to do his laundry for $8 per month.
From the guardian.co.uk
Though the police are primarily concerned with the maintenance of law and order and security of persons and property of individuals, it also plays a vital role in the criminal justice system.
From the en.wikipedia.org
