stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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Hurd would stand trial for stalking a total of four times between 2009 and 2016. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Sean Higgins, the man charged in the deaths of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, will stand trial this summer on the original charges in his indictment after a New Jersey judge denied his defense attorney's contention that the brothers' own drinking contributed to their deaths. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025 He is officially accused of insurrection and now will stand trial. Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 Orsini did not stand trial until the week of October 4, 1982. Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 9 Apr. 2025 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 2 May. 2025.

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