stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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During that hearing, the judge referred Davis to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry for an evaluation of his competency to stand trial. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 The school administrator allegedly left Monroe County, Illinois, while facing an active warrant for his arrest last month and could be extradited back to stand trial. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025 New York also rejected Louisiana’s request to extradite the doctor to stand trial for the same reason. Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025 She is scheduled to stand trial in January. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2025.

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