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1 to uphold the laws
hacer respetar las leyes -
2 uphold
past tense, past participle - upheld; verb1) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.) apoyar2) (to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc): The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.) confirmar3) (to maintain (eg a custom): The old traditions are still upheld in this village.) mantenertr[ʌp'həʊld]1 (opinion) sostener, mantener; (to support) apoyar2 (defend) defender■ it is the Trade Unions' duty to uphold workers' rights el deber de los sindicatos es defender los derechos de los trabajadores3 (confirm) confirmar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto uphold the laws hacer respetar las leyes1) support: sostener, apoyar, mantener2) raise: levantar3) confirm: confirmar (una decisión judicial)v.(§ p.,p.p.: upheld) = defender v.• sostener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)ʌp'həʊldtransitive verb (past & past p upheld)a) \<\<tradition\>\> conservar; \<\<faith/principle\>\> mantener*b) ( Law) \<\<decision/verdict\>\> confirmar[ʌp'hǝʊld](pt, pp upheld) VT1) (=sustain) mantener, sostener; (=support) apoyar, defender2) (Jur) confirmar* * *[ʌp'həʊld]transitive verb (past & past p upheld)a) \<\<tradition\>\> conservar; \<\<faith/principle\>\> mantener*b) ( Law) \<\<decision/verdict\>\> confirmar
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