come to trial
idiom
: to be presented at a formal meeting in a court so that a decision can be made according to the law based on evidence presented to a judge and often a jury
The case never came to trial.
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Fox faces a second defamation lawsuit with Smartmatic, another voting-technology firm, that is likely to come to trial in 2025.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2023
The case has not yet come to trial.
—Reuters, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2022
That case had not come to trial before the June incident.
—Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022
The case is set to come to trial on Tuesday, Feb. 15.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2022
The Oklahoma case was the first state lawsuit against an opioids manufacturer to come to trial.
—New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
This is the second time Lawson's case has come to trial.
—Jim Salter, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2023
The case has not yet come to trial.
—Reuters, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2022
That case had not come to trial before the June incident.
—Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022
The case is set to come to trial on Tuesday, Feb. 15.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2022
The Oklahoma case was the first state lawsuit against an opioids manufacturer to come to trial.
—New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
This is the second time Lawson's case has come to trial.
—Jim Salter, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
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“Come to trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20to%20trial. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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