- ˈchild supˌport
- noun [U]money that a parent pays to support a child who does not live with him or her
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child support — child sup·port n: payment made for the support of the children of divorced or separated parents while the children are minors or until they reach an age set by the separation agreement or in a court order compare alimony ◇ Child support is usu.… … Law dictionary
child support — child sup.port also maintenance BrE n [U] money that someone pays regularly to their former wife or husband in order to support their children … Dictionary of contemporary English
child support — child sup,port noun uncount money that a parent who does not live with his or her children gives to the parent who does live with them, to help support them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
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
nonsupport — non·sup·port /ˌnän sə pȯrt/ n: failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide support; also: the crime of such failure to support Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nonsupport … Law dictionary
Streicher, Julius — (1885 1946) politician; the Republic s most notori ous anti Semite. Born near Augsburg in the Swabian village of Fleinhausen, he was the ninth child in a strict Catholic* family. Like his father, he trained as a primary school (Volksschule)… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
nonsupport — non•sup•port [[t]ˌnɒn səˈpɔrt, ˈpoʊrt[/t]] n. law failure to provide financial support for a spouse, child, or other dependent • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
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