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Upheld

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Definition

uphold /ʌp'hǝƱld / v ( pt, pp upheld /-'held /) ၁။ အတည္ ျပဳသည္။ ထိန္းသိမ္းသည္။ uphold a verdict/ sentence at the end of an appeal ❍ uphold a policy/ principle. ၂။ ထိန္းသိမ္းသည္။ uphold ancient traditions. ❏ upholder n ထိန္းသိမ္းသူ။ upholders of tradition.

Examples

  1. The Home Secretary’s decision was upheld by the House of Lords.
  2. They were fighting to uphold the rights of small nations.