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I'll have you up for contempt of court

English translation: I'll charge you with contempt of court

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English term or phrase:I'll have you up for contempt of court
Selected answer:I'll charge you with contempt of court
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

09:14 Sep 22, 2021
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: I'll have you up for contempt of court
At a courtroom
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Judge: Now, you have destroyed the evidence.
Man: What evidence?
Judge: That brick, exhibit 'A'.
Man: Oh, and I destroyed it.
Judge: Yes. I've never seen anything like it.
Don't you know right from wrong?
Man: Oh, I'm truly sorry, Your Honor.
Judge: Silence in court. You really don't know
right from wrong, do you?
Man: Oh, I'm truly sorry, Your honor.
Judge: Enough! The damage has been done.
I'll have you up for contempt of court.

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(have you up) ←
Judge: ... I'll have you up for contempt of court.



What does "I'll have you up for contempt of court" mean in this dialogue?


Thank you
rezaproz
Iran
Local time: 08:10
charge you for contempt of court
Explanation:
contempt of court is when the Judge believes someone is not respecting the court. And they can send such people to prison until they purge their contempt

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Note added at 22 mins (2021-09-22 09:37:20 GMT)
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"have you up for" = I will charge you with


https://www.gov.uk/contempt-of-court#:~:text='Contempt ...

‘Contempt of court’ happens when someone risks unfairly influencing a court case. It may stop somebody from getting a fair trial and can affect a trial’s outcome.

Contempt of court includes:

disobeying or ignoring a court order
taking photos or shouting out in court
refusing to answer the court’s questions if you’re called as a witness
publicly commenting on a court case, for example on social media or online news articles

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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-09-22 16:41:23 GMT)
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No. You can't mess around with prepositions in phrasal verbs or the meaning can change and won't work with this. "I'll have you UP" is the idiom = this is what I am going to do if you persist in doing what you're doing

https://www.lexico.com/definition/have

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Note added at 1 day 46 mins (2021-09-23 10:00:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
Selected response from:

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 05:40
Grading comment
Thank you so much, Yvonne
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +7charge you for contempt of court
Yvonne Gallagher
4 +2Charge you with willful disobedience/disregard
Nadja Wieser


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Charge you with willful disobedience/disregard


Explanation:
Contempt of court is defined as the willful disobedience to, or disregard of, a court order or any misconduct in the presence of a court.

An act of disobedience is displayed in court.


    https://www.bbplaw.attorney/contempt-of-court/#:~:text=Contempt%20of%20court%20is%20defined,criminal%20proceedings%20or%20criminal%20behavio
Nadja Wieser
South Africa
Local time: 06:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much, Nadja


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.: .. the punishment for which, in most English Common Law jurisdictions, is - besides a possible monetary fine - the judge sending, namely 'committal of the contemnor' to prison. PS make a contempt order, rather than 'preferring' e.g. laying charges.
21 mins
agree  EirTranslations
32 mins
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: don't see HOW this is any improvement on my answer? Can't even give a link that works
56 mins
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
i'll have you up for contempt of court
charge you for contempt of court


Explanation:
contempt of court is when the Judge believes someone is not respecting the court. And they can send such people to prison until they purge their contempt

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Note added at 22 mins (2021-09-22 09:37:20 GMT)
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"have you up for" = I will charge you with


https://www.gov.uk/contempt-of-court#:~:text='Contempt ...

‘Contempt of court’ happens when someone risks unfairly influencing a court case. It may stop somebody from getting a fair trial and can affect a trial’s outcome.

Contempt of court includes:

disobeying or ignoring a court order
taking photos or shouting out in court
refusing to answer the court’s questions if you’re called as a witness
publicly commenting on a court case, for example on social media or online news articles

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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-09-22 16:41:23 GMT)
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No. You can't mess around with prepositions in phrasal verbs or the meaning can change and won't work with this. "I'll have you UP" is the idiom = this is what I am going to do if you persist in doing what you're doing

https://www.lexico.com/definition/have

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Note added at 1 day 46 mins (2021-09-23 10:00:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 05:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 129
Grading comment
Thank you so much, Yvonne
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much, Yvonne

Asker: I have one more question:

Asker: Will this sentence make sense if I replace "up" with "off" or "out"?

Asker: Thank you so much, Yvonne


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: This is a perfectly good explanation, so I don't know why Nadja has posted another.
53 mins
  -> Thanks! Yes, she (and others) do this all the time these days and people agree!
agree  Christine Andersen
1 hr
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Orkoyen (X)
1 hr
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Mark Robertson
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Darius Saczuk
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
6 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  David Hollywood: no doubt about it
17 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
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