uphold
verb
up·hold
(ˌ)əp-ˈhōld 
upheld
(ˌ)əp-ˈheld
; upholding
; upholding
1
a
: to give support to
b
: to support against an opponent
2
a
: to keep elevated
b
: to lift up
upholder
noun
Examples of uphold in a Sentence
He took an oath to uphold the Constitution.
They have a responsibility to uphold the law.
The Court of Appeals upheld his conviction.
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In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling stating that Alabama’s district map likely discriminated against Black voters and mandated redrawing the 2nd District.
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
But the last time the FCC did that without first classifying ISPs as common carriers, back in late 2010, an appeals court upheld a challenge by Verizon, holding that the commission had no such authority without a Title II foundation.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
In one last-minute ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld that if voters in Pennsylvania didn’t use the secrecy sleeve for sending in their mail-in ballot, they were allowed to have a provisional ballot counted instead.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
The state Supreme Court upheld the law in September and October.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
But the last time the FCC did that without first classifying ISPs as common carriers, back in late 2010, an appeals court upheld a challenge by Verizon, holding that the commission had no such authority without a Title II foundation.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
In one last-minute ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld that if voters in Pennsylvania didn’t use the secrecy sleeve for sending in their mail-in ballot, they were allowed to have a provisional ballot counted instead.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
The state Supreme Court upheld the law in September and October.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Uphold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphold. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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uphold
verb
up·hold
(ˌ)əp-ˈhōld
upheld
-ˈheld
; upholding
; upholding
1
: to give support to
promise to uphold the law
2
a
: to keep elevated
b
: to lift up
upholder
noun
Legal Definition
uphold
transitive verb
up·hold
upheld; upholding
: to judge valid : let stand
uphold an award
specifically
: to hold constitutional
uphold the practice of having religious invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies —Sands v. Morongo Unified Sch. Dist., 809 P.2d 809 (1991)(dissent)
Sands v. Morongo Unified Sch. Dist., 809 P.2d 809 (1991)(dissent) uphold a statute
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