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have up

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb; usually passive) to cause to appear for trial

    he was had up for breaking and entering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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El Salvador is one of several countries that has contributed to the Gang Suppression Force, which is authorized to have up to 5,500 personnel.

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From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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