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

Examples of hand up in a Sentence

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The 53-year-old threw her hands up in the air and rolled her eyes at Griffin, 35, during a tense back-and-forth at the Hot Topics table that stemmed from a discussion about President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan and ongoing ICE raids across the country. EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025 The principal then puts a hand up and on Parker, who then immediately appears to hit the educator in the head. Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025 Somebody else will stick their hand up and help solve it. Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025 Kounde deserves credit for also not hiding and holding his hands up also to DAZN. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hand up 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hand up was in 1970

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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

hand up

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