upheld

[uhp-held]

verb

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

upheld

/ ʌpˈhɛld /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of uphold

Example Sentences

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld this judgment against the tariffs.

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That proposal passed with 72% support, though the judge upheld her decision to rescind the package.

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An appellate court later upheld the tariffs, but on the narrow grounds that they didn’t alter Congress’s nondiscriminatory trading scheme.

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The purpose of making a will is to ensure that your wishes are upheld, and also make the time after your passing easier for loved ones.

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As a "responsible nuclear-weapons state, China has always... upheld a self-defence nuclear strategy and abided by its commitment to suspend nuclear testing", spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference in Beijing.

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