0 to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct: --
1 to defend or maintain a principle or law, or to state that a decision that has already been made, esp. a legal one, is correct: --
2 to state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct: --
Negative thoughts related to past deeds, such as disappointing a loved one or failing to uphold a responsibility, are relatively common.
The disparity produces cognitive dissonance, particularly among younger adults who are the most likely to uphold the ideal notions of elder care.
I take it that upholding equal membership in communal provision requires the formation of distributive practices in different institutional sub-domains.
In many cases, the commitment to upholding the value of equal membership may be invoked to explain the diversity of need-oriented distributive arrangements.
When it could not, the existence of property that was the subject of the suit was invoked to uphold the claims of temple dancing girls.
This creates a duty to train professionals who understand and uphold the duty to regulate their colleagues internally.
When they do, it is most often to uphold and defend the canons of medical ethics.
The public good was easy to uphold when you counted yourself as one of the best and first.
