on trial

phrase

: 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 way

The controversial case has put the entire health care system on trial.

Examples of on trial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kesko will repaint or scrap one truck, the clip will make its rounds, and next week Finns will go back to buying their milk, with the brand never having been in much danger and its composure the only thing that was ever really on trial. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

To recount, every European NATO member — plus Canada — was effectively on trial coming into this gathering. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main political rival, has been imprisoned since March last year and is on trial on corruption charges. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Discovery process accelerates For decades, scientists have relied largely on trial and error to discover superconducting materials. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for on trial

• dial
• rial
• thiol
• vial
• denial
• mistrial
• posttrial
• pretrial
• retrial
• sensorial