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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The two powerful men were on trial simultaneously for weeks.
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Seamus Webster, Fortune, 17 July 2024
Menendez, who beat a different set of corruption charges in New Jersey federal court in 2017, was on trial in Manhattan for two months.
—Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Menendez is currently on trial for bribery charges, and the Democrat vying to replace him, Rep. Andy Kim, supports the party’s more ambitious drug pricing plans.
—Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 9 July 2024
Menendez, 70, is on trial with two of the businessmen after a third pleaded guilty in a cooperation deal with the government and testified at the trial.
—Larry Neumeister The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
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Seamus Webster, Fortune, 17 July 2024
Menendez, who beat a different set of corruption charges in New Jersey federal court in 2017, was on trial in Manhattan for two months.
—Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Menendez is currently on trial for bribery charges, and the Democrat vying to replace him, Rep. Andy Kim, supports the party’s more ambitious drug pricing plans.
—Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 9 July 2024
Menendez, 70, is on trial with two of the businessmen after a third pleaded guilty in a cooperation deal with the government and testified at the trial.
—Larry Neumeister The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
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“On trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20trial. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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