Associations to the word «Upholding»
Noun
- Obligation
- Requiring
- Legislation
- Violation
- Deportation
- Restriction
- Decency
- Immunity
- Defamation
- Internment
- Judgment
- Law
- Standard
- Lords
- Sovereignty
- Mcconnell
- Safeguard
- Felony
- Morality
- Orthodoxy
- Homosexual
- Charter
- Judge
- Jehovah
- Lawsuit
- Exclusion
- Umpire
- Suspension
- Libel
- Imposition
- Refusal
- Contention
- Bargain
- Cas
- Prosecution
- Claim
- Veto
- Tradition
- Disclosure
- Commitment
- Petition
- Opinion
- Patent
- Precept
- Pornography
- Jurisprudence
- Affirmation
- Discretion
- Privacy
- Litigation
- Creed
- Commandment
- Penalty
- Freedom
- Sustaining
- Sanction
- Chastity
- Mandate
- Neutrality
- Prestige
Adjective
Wiktionary
UPHOLD, verb. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
UPHOLD, verb. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
UPHOLD, verb. To support by approval or encouragement.
Dictionary definition
UPHOLD, verb. Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions".
UPHOLD, verb. Stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals.
UPHOLD, verb. Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.