stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

Examples of stand trial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The film centers on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 June 2025

Morphew, who shares two daughters with the victim, was arrested in Arizona and is expected to be extradited to Colorado to stand trial. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025

This case was delayed due to concerns about Hendricks’ mental competency to stand trial, the press release said. —Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025

Twelfth Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly said Morphew will be held in Arizona as the extradition proceedings play out, at which point he will be taken back to Alamosa County to stand trial on an indictment, unsealed Friday upon Morphew's arrest. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 20 June 2025

Rhymes for stand trial

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