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  • 1uphold — /ʌpˈhoʊld / (say up hohld) verb (t) (upheld, upholding) 1. to support, sustain, or preserve unimpaired: to uphold the old order. 2. to keep up, or keep from sinking; support. 3. to support or maintain, as by advocacy or agreement: to uphold the… …

  • 2uphold — UK US /ʌpˈhəʊld/ verb [T] (upheld, upheld) LAW ► 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… …

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  • 3uphold — up·hold vt held, hold·ing: to judge valid: let stand uphold an award; specif: to hold constitutional uphold the practice of having religious invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies Sands v. Morongo Unified Sch. Dist.,… …

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  • 4The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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  • 5The Rule of Faith —     The Rule of Faith     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rule of Faith     The word rule (Lat. regula, Gr. kanon) means a standard by which something can be tested, and the rule of faith means something extrinsic to our faith, and serving as its… …

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  • 6The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series) — The Menagerie (Parts 1 2) Star Trek: The Original Series episode The disabled Fleet Captain Pike Episode no. Episode 11, 12 …

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  • 7uphold — 01. The original conviction for attempted murder was [upheld] in an unsuccessful appeal. 02. In June of 1981, the U.S. Supreme Court [upheld] a decision that would apply the military draft to men only. 03. A 1968 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court… …

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  • 8uphold — [[t]ʌpho͟ʊld[/t]] upholds, upholding, upheld 1) VERB If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it. [V n] Our policy has been to uphold the law... [V n] It is the responsibility of every government …

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  • 9uphold — verb ADVERB ▪ consistently, firmly, rigorously, vigorously ▪ unanimously ▪ Three judges unanimously upheld the sentence. VERB + UPHOLD …

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  • 10THE EVENTS — introduction European Jewry in the Early 1930s Germany in the Early 1930s the expansion of the reich …

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