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
Thanh	TUNG, TUN	Vietnamese
Nerea	-	Basque
Derry	-	Irish
KriŠTof	-	Slovene, Slovak
Nagore	-	Basque
Yannic	-	Breton, French