stand trial

phrase

: to be on trial in a court of law

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Those men have denied all of the charges against them and will stand trial in Manchester. Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Just days ago, the criminal case against Tyler Robinson, 23, advanced when a Utah judge ruled Robinson must stand trial on the seven charges against him, including first-degree murder. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Sanon had initially been scheduled to stand trial alongside the men, but his case was postponed because of an undisclosed illness. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 White is the first person to stand trial in connection with the 2020 ambush killing. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2026.

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