upholding
v.to support or defend a law, a decision, or a principle so that it stays in place. You use this when a higher authority agrees that a previous choice was correct.
v.to maintain, support, or confirm a previous decision or law, especially against a challenge. Transitive; frequently used in legal contexts where a higher court affirms the ruling of a lower court.
“The judge decided to uphold the original sentence.”
“After reviewing the evidence, the committee voted to uphold the ban on single-use plastics in the city.”
“The supreme court eventually chose to uphold the lower court's ruling, effectively cementing the legal precedent for future civil rights cases across the country.”
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, such as a law, decision, or tradition.
Uphold is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'to' before its object.
“Schwartz will have to tread a narrow path in upholding the CDC’s mission to safeguard public health in the face of political pressure.”
“More broadly, they played an important role upholding the religious diversity of American society.”