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sustain

To sustain means to support or maintain, especially over a long period of time; to endure or undergo. In legal contexts, to sustain may also mean to uphold a ruling (e.g., “objection sustained”).

[Last reviewed in August of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]

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