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- 1. confirm or support (something which has been questioned): "the court upheld his claim for damages" Similar Opposite
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UPHOLD definition: 1. to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made…. Learn more.
1. a. : to give support to. b. : to support against an opponent. 2. a. : to keep elevated. b. : to lift up. upholder noun. Synonyms. defend. justify. maintain. support. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
to state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct: uphold a decision/ruling/appeal The court is said to be upholding its decision. to keep or defend a principle or law: When he took office he swore to uphold the laws of the land.
The right-wing government was determined to uphold the established order, despite calls for change. Le gouvernement de droite était déterminé à faire respecter l'ordre établi malgré les appels au changement. uphold [sth] vtr. (law verdict, courts) (une décision) confirmer ⇒, maintenir ⇒ vtr.
verb. / apˈhəuld/ past tense, past participle upheld /-ˈheld/ to support (a person’s action) soutenir. His family upholds (him in) his present action. to confirm ( eg a claim, legal judgement etc) confirmer. The decision of the judge was upheld by the court. to maintain ( eg a custom) maintenir. The old traditions are still upheld in this village.
uphold something to support something that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist. We have a duty to uphold the law. The regime has been criticized for failing to uphold human rights. We are determined to uphold the law.
uphold ( sth.) verb ( upheld, upheld) défendre qqch. v. The association was founded to uphold the rights of women. L'association a été fondée pour défendre les droits des femmes. respecter qqch. v. maintenir (qqch.) v. The villagers uphold the traditions of their ancestors. Les villageois maintiennent les traditions de leurs ancêtres.
vt. [+law, principle] faire respecter. → He had sworn to uphold the law. [+right] soutenir, faire respecter. → upholding the artist's right to creative freedom. (LAW) [court of law] [+verdict, conviction] confirmer. [+complaint] maintenir. → The crown court upheld the magistrate's decision. Traduction Dictionnaire Collins Anglais - Français.
[ʌpˈhəʊld] (pt & pp upheld [ʌpˈheld]) transitive verb Conjugaison. [right] Conjugaison défendre, faire respecter. [law, rule] faire respecter or observer. law [conviction, decision] Conjugaison maintenir, Conjugaison confirmer. - upgrade. - upheaval. - uphill. - uphold. - upholster. - upholstery. - upkeep. - uplift. - uplifting. - upfront. -
When you uphold something, you stick up for or support it. Police officers are paid to uphold the law, and crazy Elvis fans uphold their belief that he's still alive out there somewhere.
