hand up

verb

handed up; handing up; hands up

transitive verb

of a jury

: to deliver (an indictment) to a judge or higher judicial authority

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hand up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Legal Definition

hand up

transitive verb

: to deliver (an indictment) to a judge or higher judicial authority