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
BoŽO	BO-zho	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Zev	-	Hebrew
Bland	[blænd]
Archippos	-	Ancient Greek
Sigi	-	German
Konstantina	kon-stahn-DEE-nah	Greek