upheld
Example Sentences
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Le Pen, 57, was found guilty last year of embezzling EU funds and if the ban is upheld she will not be able to stand in the 2027 presidential election.
From BBC
But in 2023 the UK Supreme Court upheld an earlier Court of Appeal ruling that the laws of England and Wales applied.
From Barron's
That argument won against Idaho, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court.
Do appealed but ultimately had his indefinite suspension upheld by the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in October 2018, according to the plea agreement.
From Los Angeles Times
"At the moment we have a system where children's rights are clear but not always upheld. The solution is to make the system work as it should - not dismantle it," she said.
From BBC
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