uphold

verb3

1. •
   To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

   • The mournful train/ Echoed her grief, [...]/ With groans, and hands upheld, to move his mind, /Besought his pity to their helpless kind — 1899
2. •
   To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned).

   • let any moral come along and she would uphold it — 1960
3. •
   To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling.

   • Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom? Similarly, both the Government and the EU argued at the time the deal was agreed that they were upholding the Good Friday Agreement by implementing the Protocol.