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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Walshe is on trial for allegedly killing his wife Ana in January of 2023.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, 33, formerly of Laguna Niguel, is on trial in federal court in Santa Ana for two counts of threats by interstate and foreign communication for allegedly sending the threats after a contentious custody dispute in Family Law court over his then-5-year-old son.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
The former president is currently on trial for insurrection, while prosecutors have reportedly sought a 15-year prison term for former prime minister Han Duck-soo.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
The Justice Department is also prosecuting him in a capital case expected to go on trial after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, 33, formerly of Laguna Niguel, is on trial in federal court in Santa Ana for two counts of threats by interstate and foreign communication for allegedly sending the threats after a contentious custody dispute in Family Law court over his then-5-year-old son.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
The former president is currently on trial for insurrection, while prosecutors have reportedly sought a 15-year prison term for former prime minister Han Duck-soo.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
The Justice Department is also prosecuting him in a capital case expected to go on trial after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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“On trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20trial. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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