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

The 2-1 decision upheld a federal judge in San Diego who ruled for migrants who had filed a class-action suit and said they were wrongly denied an asylum hearing.

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A Norwegian appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court's ruling invalidating three oil permits in the major crude producer for insufficient environmental-impact studies, in a new victory for climate campaigners.

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A federal judge in Mississippi upheld the law, but the Fifth U.S.

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The nursery apologised for the "deeply upsetting" incident after the Care Inspectorate upheld five complaints over failings in care and communication.

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China accuses She Zhijiang of running illegal online gambling rings, and this week a Thai court upheld the decision to extradite him.

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