stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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The father of the teenager who allegedly killed four people at his Georgia high school in 2024 is set to stand trial on murder and manslaughter charges in the latest case testing the limits of who is responsible for a school shooting. Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026 The new sentence dismayed those who hoped López Serrano would soon be brought back to Mexico to stand trial. Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026 Later this month, Utah grief author Kouri Richins is set to stand trial after she was charged with spiking her husband's drink in 2022 with a fatal dose of fentanyl. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026 Prosecutors said a San Joaquin Superior Court judge in an August preliminary hearing determined there was sufficient evidence and ordered Guerrero to stand trial on the three counts of murder. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026.

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