on trial
idiom
: in a situation in which evidence against one is presented in a court to a judge and often a jury to decide if one is guilty of a crime
on trial for murder
She went on trial for possession of drugs.
—sometimes used figuratively to indicate that people will think about something in a critical wayThe controversial case has put the entire health care system on trial.
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Former defense minister Kim is also on trial on charges related to the martial law declaration.
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Reuters 2 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead, the Kennedy focuses on the stark reality of a man fighting to protect himself and his family from Santa Fe prosecutors and investigators, who in the doc, seem driven less by the facts than by their interest in putting Baldwin on trial for his polarizing public persona.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Three of the four men on trial in the drive-by shooting death of a 13-year-old Union County girl were found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison Thursday.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
The sheriff added that Redding was on trial for grand theft auto at the time of the shooting.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Reuters 2 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead, the Kennedy focuses on the stark reality of a man fighting to protect himself and his family from Santa Fe prosecutors and investigators, who in the doc, seem driven less by the facts than by their interest in putting Baldwin on trial for his polarizing public persona.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Three of the four men on trial in the drive-by shooting death of a 13-year-old Union County girl were found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison Thursday.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
The sheriff added that Redding was on trial for grand theft auto at the time of the shooting.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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“On trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20trial. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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