A sustained objection is a legal term used in a court of law when a lawyer makes an objection and the judge agrees with it. This means that the evidence or statement being objected to is excluded from consideration by the jury or judge. When either the prosecution or defense objects to a question or the form of a question, the judge may say "objection sustained." This means that the judge agrees that, under the rules of the law, the lawyer’s objection was well taken. If the judge says "Objection sustained" it means that the question is not appropriate and the witness is NOT to answer the question. When an objection is sustained, the judge has determined that it is a valid objection. That means the question was improper under the rules of evidence.