have up

have up
transitive verb
chiefly Britain : to bring before an authority (as a court) to answer a charge

the man had the writer up for libel

the room where new boys were examined and old ones had up for rebuke or chastisement — Samuel Butler †1902

the man swore he would have them up for defamation of character

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have up
To call to account (before a court of justice, etc)
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Main Entry: ↑have

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ˌhave ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they have up he/she/it has up present participle having up past tense had up past participle had up] british informal phrasal verb
often passive to send someone to a court of law because they have been accused of a crime
have up for:

He’s been had up for dangerous driving once or twice before.

Thesaurus: to accuse someone of a crimesynonym police officershyponym
Main entry: have

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  • hâve — [ av ] adj. • 1548; frq. °haswa « gris comme le lièvre » ♦ Amaigri et pâli par la faim, la fatigue, la souffrance. ⇒ émacié, 1. maigre. Gens hâves et déguenillés. Visage, teint hâve. ⇒ blafard, blême. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Frais, replet. hâve adj. Litt.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • *hâve — ● hâve adjectif (francique haswa, blême) Qui est pâle et amaigri par la maladie, la faim. ● hâve (difficultés) adjectif (francique haswa, blême) Orthographe Avec un accent circonflexe sur le …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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