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
Mamie	['meimi]
Bliss	[blis]
Bailiff	['beilif]
Yusup	-	Uyghur
Hatshepsut	haht-SHEP-soot (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Elisie	-	Macedonian