verb (gerund/present participle)
sustentação, manutenção, apoio
1. Supporting, maintaining, or defending something (a law, principle, decision, or person)
The court is upholding the original verdict.
O tribunal está mantendo o veredito original.
2. Keeping something in existence or in force
The government is upholding the law against corruption.
O governo está mantendo a lei contra a corrupção.
3. Supporting or defending someone morally or physically
She is upholding her family's honor.
Ela está defendendo a honra de sua família.
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