have up
transitive verb
chiefly British
: 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
Samuel Butler †1902the man swore he would have them up for defamation of character
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“Have up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20up. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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