upholding

英 [ʌpˈhəʊldɪŋ]

美 [ʌpˈhoʊldɪŋ]

v. 支持，维护(正义等); 维持，确认(原判、裁决等)
uphold的现在分词

柯林斯词典

VERB 拥护；支持；维护
If youupholdsomething such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it.
1. Our policy has been to uphold the law...
  拥护法律是我们一贯的方针。
2. It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.
  各政府均有责任拥护某些基本原则。
3. ...upholding the artist's right to creative freedom.
  维护艺术家的创作自由
VERB 维持，坚持（原判）
If a court of lawupholdsa legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision.
1. The crown court, however, upheld the magistrate's decision.
  然而，最高法院维持了地方法院的判决。