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have up

verb

(tr, adverb; usually passive) to cause to appear for trialhe was had up for breaking and entering

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RELATED WORDS

prosecute, file, claim, charge, indict, accuse, plead, appeal, petition, beseech, litigate, contest, beg, summon, entreat, solicit, demand, supplicate

Nearby words

  1. have the say,
  2. have to,
  3. have to do with,
  4. have to show for,
  5. have two left feet,
  6. have words with,
  7. have-a-go,
  8. have-not,
  9. have-nots,
  10. havel
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