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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

I'll have you up for contempt of court

English answer:

I'll charge you with contempt of court

Added to glossary by Yvonne Gallagher
Sep 22, 2021 09:14
2 yrs ago
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English term

I'll have you up for contempt of court

English Other Other
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
Responses
4 +7 charge you for contempt of court
4 +2 Charge you with willful disobedience/disregard
Change log

Sep 23, 2021 10:03: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry

Discussion

BdiL Sep 22, 2021:
I won't take sides I don't see answering to ProZ's Askers as a race. Just to say that I find the two Ladies' answers complementary. I learned something from either one concerning this aspect of common law. If I may, should anyone copy and paste Nadja Wieser's link, it will work and open up some sides related to South Africa different from H.M. the Queen's Law, quoted by Yvonne Gallagher. I wonder if it's the same in the Republic of Ireland. Mesmerizing for someone, like me, living where civil law is the rule. MAu

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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
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
Peer comment(s):
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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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you so much, Yvonne"
+2
39 mins

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.
Reference:

https://www.bbplaw.attorney/contempt-of-court/#:~:text=Contempt%20of%20court%20is%20defined,criminal%20proceedings%20or%20criminal%20behavio

Note from asker:
Thank you so much, Nadja
Peer comment(s):
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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