Upheld

//ʌpˈhɛld//

"Upheld" in a Sentence (8 examples)

Sami's conviction was upheld.

If ever there was a cause, if ever there can be a cause, worthy to be upheld by all of toil or sacrifice that the human heart can endure, it is the cause of Education.

These conditions can be changed and the interest of the working class upheld only by an organization formed in such a way that all its members in any one industry, or in all industries if necessary, cease work whenever a strike or lockout is on in any department thereof, thus making an injury to one an injury to all.

Quebec's blatantly discriminatory and hateful law was upheld by the Quebec Superior Court.

Fearing “deadly consequences,” human rights groups in the Philippines have expressed dismay after the Supreme Court upheld most provisions of the anti-terror law, which they say is detrimental to the country’s democracy as it threatens human rights.

Stating that Berber dialects are separate languages is a common fallacy upheld by Western linguists who have little knowledge about the linguistic reality of North Africa. Mutual intelligibility among Berber speakers, particularly those who speak Northern Berber dialects is a verifiable fact.

The right to travel should be universally upheld, irrespective of an individual's nationality or the geopolitical climate of their home country, still, Russians are hindered from accessing air travel due to the harsh sanctions the arrogant West is imposing on their country.

I'll see to it that my rights are upheld.

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