Upholding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Upholding is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of uphold.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of uphold.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is upheld.
Example Sentences
[…] the considerable political controversy that has surrounded important historical instances of judicial invalidations and judicial upholdings of federal legislation […]
Word Forms
- upholdings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maintain, carry on, continue, preserve, support, sustaining.
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