Sentence examples for upheld justice from inspiring English sources

The Latin word sacramentum, which etymologically is an ambiguous theological term, was used in Roman law to describe a legal sanction in which a man placed his life or property in the hands of the supernatural powers that upheld justice and honoured solemn contracts.

WASHINGTON — Christopher J. Christie, New Jersey's former United States attorney, on Thursday aggressively defended his decision to award his political allies lucrative contracts to monitor corrupt corporations, telling a Congressional panel that his actions had upheld justice and saved taxpayers money.

Magistrates such as the famed Bao Qingtian (999 1062) embodied the upright, moral judge who upheld justice and never failed to live up to his principles.

Within the existing Buckley framework, laws regulating soft money might well be upheld, Justice Breyer said.

The law would have been upheld, Justice Breyer says, if the court had treated it as a restriction on commercial speech, which is less robustly protected than political speech.

Greatness lies in upholding justice, even under such dire circumstances".

"It is very important for you to help uphold justice and national order," he said.

As prosecutors, we are obligated to uphold justice long after we obtain a conviction.

I am confident he will impartially interpret the law and uphold justice".

State-run Xinhua news agency said Wang "highly appreciates Cambodia's efforts to uphold justice over the South China Sea issue".

A permanent court would provide security for the future as it upholds justice not in selective situations, but on a universal scale.