Be held and Kept

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Kept and be held are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kept" instead an adjective phrase "Be held".

Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.

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Be held and kept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Be held" instead an adjective "Kept".

Still, the plaintiff kept insisting that the store owner was to be held accountable for the tainted candy bar and practically accused the man of willfully trying to poison him and other people.

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