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be upheld
verb as in rest
Example Sentences
Analysts expect the deputy president's impeachment to be upheld as the ruling party senators are likely to be backed by those from the main opposition as happened when the the lower house voted on the case.
Because Oklahoma's attorney general decided to support Glossip's appeal, the Supreme Court appointed an outside lawyer — private attorney Christopher Michel — to argue on behalf of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals that Glossip's conviction should be upheld.
In the report, retired Justice K Hema says the WCC told her that “women are being silenced as the prestige of the film industry needs to be upheld”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting on Sunday that complex negotiations were taking place to secure the return of hostages, but some principles needed to be upheld for Israel's security.
These are protesters that are demanding human rights to be upheld.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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