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
Rhodri	-	Welsh
Imtiyaz	-	Arabic
Adnitt	['ædnit]
Gaiane	-	Ancient Greek
Carina (1)	kə-REEN-ə (English), kah-REE-nah (German)	English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Johnie	JAHN-ee	English