be had up (for something)

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To be indicted, arrested, and/or tried (for a crime). The CEO was had up for embezzling nearly $18 million of company money.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tyr	TIR	Norse Mythology
Bedwyr	BED-wir (Welsh)	Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Royse	-	Medieval English
Albano	ahl-BAH-no	Italian
Zhen	-	Chinese
AdÉLard	-	French (Quebec)