up·hold vt -held, -hold·ing: to judge valid: let stand
uphold an award; specif: to hold constitutional
uphold the practice of having religious invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies — Sands v. Morongo Unified Sch. Dist., 809 P.2d 809 (1991)(dissent)
uphold a statute
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.