Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I'll have you up for contempt of court
English answer:
I'll charge you with contempt of court
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Yvonne Gallagher
Sep 22, 2021 09:14
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English term
I'll have you up for contempt of court
English
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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
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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
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Sep 23, 2021 10:03: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
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charge you for contempt of court
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
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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
Note from asker:
Thank you so much, Yvonne |
I have one more question: |
Will this sentence make sense if I replace "up" with "off" or "out"? |
Thank you so much, Yvonne |
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philgoddard
: This is a perfectly good explanation, so I don't know why Nadja has posted another.
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Thanks! Yes, she (and others) do this all the time these days and people agree!
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Christine Andersen
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David Hollywood
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Charge you with willful disobedience/disregard
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.
An act of disobedience is displayed in court.
Note from asker:
Thank you so much, Nadja |
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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.
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EirTranslations
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Yvonne Gallagher
: don't see HOW this is any improvement on my answer? Can't even give a link that works
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