Upheld
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Because it is so fragile, international law depends on the support of the most powerful participants in international affairs; if their commitment is in doubt, it will not be
upheld
.
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A democracy could be
upheld
peacefully.
That would change our lives, if treaties were actually
upheld.
It begins with the murder of an innocent human being, and it's followed by a trial where the murderer is convicted and sent to death row, and that death sentence is ultimately
upheld
by the state appellate court.
In 1924, the state of Virginia created policy allowing for the forced sterilization of people with low IQ scores— a decision the United States Supreme Court
upheld.
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