法院维持了裁决。

The court ___upheld the ruling.

最后但同样重要的是，世界各国政府应通过并维护更严格的环境问题法律。

Last but not least, governments around the world should pass and ___uphold stricter laws concerning environmental issues.

法官决定维持先前的判决。

The judge decided to ___uphold the previous verdict.