Examples of 'were upheld' in a sentence

Meaning of "were upheld"

This phrase is used to describe a situation where a decision, ruling, or judgment is confirmed or maintained after being reviewed or challenged. It indicates that the original decision or ruling was deemed to be correct

How to use "were upheld" in a sentence

Basic
Advanced
were upheld
Such rights were upheld during the year.
The remainder of the death sentences were upheld.
These views were upheld by the other participants.
About half of the complaints were upheld.
Both plans were upheld by lower federal courts.
Four of the twelve remaining complaints were upheld.
Two of these complaints were upheld about two advertisements.
In most cases their rights were upheld.
Their complaints were upheld and the charter was withdrawn.
Rights relating to the use of languages were upheld in practice.
The laws were upheld by a judicial administration.
Convicting and sentences of accused were upheld in the circumstances.
These were dealt with individually and a large number were upheld.
The sentences were upheld at appeal.
I will ensure all the traditional proprieties were upheld.

See also

The convictions were upheld on appeal.
A large number of the complaints were upheld.
Yukon residence requirements were upheld as constitutional in light of these circumstances.
The sentences of the other two women were upheld.
None were upheld.
Virtually all religious practices were upheld.
The life sentences were upheld under two separate court rulings.
A few theories of political science were upheld.
It was important that basic values were upheld when dealing with asylum seekers.
In three further cases complaints were upheld.
None of their complaints were upheld or considered serious enough to justify remedial action.
This was appealed on three grounds all of which were upheld.
Three complaints were upheld by Councils concerning three advertisements.
His religious freedoms were upheld.
The same principles were upheld in the American colonies.
None of these complaints were upheld.
Its actions were upheld by the European court of justice.
All of the appeals were upheld.
Constitutional standards were upheld and would continue to be upheld in Belarus.
The sentences against the two activists were upheld on appeal.
Six complaints were upheld by the Compliance Committee while a further six complaints were rejected.
Other complaints against both publications were upheld for inaccuracy.
The solutions that were upheld nonetheless constitute significant progress towards improving monitoring at European level.
The accused were convicted and the convictions were upheld on appeal.
The conviction and life sentence were upheld in the Louisiana appeals court months later.
None of the allegations were upheld.
These decisions were upheld by the Board of Referees.
In two cases there was objective evidence and the claims were upheld.
The extradition orders were upheld by the Russian courts.
In each case the facts established regarding the incident were upheld.
The conviction and sentence were upheld on appeal in July.
She felt there was a widespread perception that all complaints were upheld.
The priorities negotiated at the CSF stage were upheld at the programme approval stage.
The adultery conviction and the power of tribal courts were upheld.
All CEC decisions were upheld on appeal.

You'll also be interested in:

Examples of using Upheld
You upheld your end of the bargain
The other judge upheld the ruling
Orders upheld after consideration of appeals or protests
Show more

Search by letter in the English dictionary