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upheld

American  
[uhp-held] / ʌpˈhɛld /

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of uphold.


upheld British  
/ ʌpˈhɛld /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of uphold

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A version of this article appears in print on April 9, 2014, on page A6 of the with the headline: Japan’s Foreign Minister Says Apologies to Wartime Victims Will Be Upheld.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2014

Upheld on appeal by the Ecuadorian judiciary, the judgment—the biggest environmental verdict ever—reflects a finding that Texaco egregiously contaminated the Amazonian jungle when it produced oil there decades ago.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 26, 2013

Bayou Award Against Goldman Is Upheld Goldman Sachs has been dealt another setback in its effort to overturn $20.5 million arbitration award stemming from the 2005 collapse of the hedge fund manager Bayou Group.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2012

Upheld, therefore, was the trial court's decision that the Schechters had been guilty of unfair trade practices under the Poultry Code.

From Time Magazine Archive

Upheld by this hope, which the Doña Luisa, when told of it, shared with her, they less irksomely passed the hours.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne