Latin for Lawyers

SUSTAIN

SUSTAIN [L. sustineo , sustinere / to hold up, support, sustain] To support or give help or relief to. To supply with food and nourishment. To bear up or support the weight of. To suffer or experience. To approve of. To support as true and correct or in compliance with a rule or principle, as to sus tain an objection. To offer adequate proof. The act of an appellate court in approving the decision of a lower court. The act of a trial judge in recogniz ing and approving an objection to testimony or evidence. SUSTENANCE [L. sustinere / to support] The means of support and substance. Those things which support life and well-being, i.e. food, drink, provisions, protection from the elements, etc. See SUBSIST SYLLABUS [L. syllaba / a syllable; words; poems] The outline of a course, treatise, dissertation, or examination. A summary. A collection describing the contents of a course of study or of all the courses offered by a school. SYMBOL, SYMBOLIC [L. symbolus / a sign, mark or symbol] Anything that stands for or suggests something else with which it is associ ated or related. An arbitrary sign or convention used in a writing or printing to suggest a classification or category of things, such as a number sign or the logo of a particular company or product. Anything which suggests or prompts a response in the unconscious mind, in the way a heart-shaped object sug gests affection. Symbolic delivery is a legal construction which implies deliv ery of possession or transfer of control to property upon delivery of a token object symbolizing delivery of the whole, such as a key, a warehouse receipt, or any document acknowledging delivery and receipt (also called construc tive delivery). Symbolic speech is expression through behavior or conduct rather than words, as in the burning of the flag or a draft card, or the burning of a cross. Symbolic speech is entitled to protection as speech under the First Amendment. SYNDIC [L. syndicus (from Gr. syndikos / advocate; legal assistant) / a repre sentative or agent] An official charged with the duties of a lower court officer or magistrate. The agent or legal representative of a business enterprise or of a school or univer sity. The attorney for a civic body, such as a municipality or university. A

trustee, especially of the assets of an insolvent debtor. SYNDICATE [L. syndicus / a representative or agent]

A group of persons organized to conduct a particular business or enterprise, especially a commercial enterprise. A group of companies combining to con-

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