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 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

An Arizona biker is on trial facing the death penalty for a 2014 attack that killed one woman and left another raped and wounded. —Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Nicholas Moseby, a former biology teacher at San Ramon Valley High School who also coached cheerleading for a private group called Nor*Cal Elites, has been on trial for the past six weeks. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025

Netanyahu is currently on trial facing bribery, fraud, and breach of trust charges in multiple cases. —Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025

Netanyahu has been on trial for bribery and fraud charges. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for on trial

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