stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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Santos pleaded guilty the following year just as he was set to stand trial. David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025 Gille was ruled incompetent to stand trial in August and ordered to continue treatment at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry. Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Finally, in August, a judge ruled that Lehrer and Snyder would stand trial for murder, with an indictment pending for September, but the indictment and trial have yet to transpire. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025 Lauren was also charged with misdemeanor battery and theft in June 2020, per online court records reviewed by PEOPLE; that case was discharged after she was found incompetent to stand trial. Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.

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