turned up
Preserved but no longer current.
Sense 1
Acquitted; discharged.
Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)
Examples
Tatoeba sentence #288416 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Sense 2
To be stopped and searched by the police. To be discharged from a police-court or sessions-house; to be acquitted.
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “turned up” mean?
Acquitted; discharged.
Is “turned up” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.