stand trial

phrase

: to be on trial in a court of law

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The murder case against a man accused of brutally beating to death beloved Central Park artist Elise Bainbridge Hill was delayed Tuesday after he was found unfit to stand trial. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026 The judge also appointed Dr ⁠Amie Gerodimos, ​a forensic psychiatrist, to conduct an independent psychiatric exam of Markle ​and to render a diagnosis of his condition with a finding on his mental fitness to stand trial. — CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is set to stand trial beginning June 21, 2028, a Utah judge announced on Monday. — CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026 Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is scheduled to stand trial in the summer of 2028, Utah District Court Judge Tony Graf ruled Monday afternoon. — Leah Nagy, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand trial

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“Stand trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20trial. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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