stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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Kochen’s father, Marcelo Kochen, 69, of Bay Harbor Islands, was also charged in the conspiracy case but did not stand trial because of poor health. Jay Weaver december 23, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025 The plea came just days before Guerrero was scheduled stand trial. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025 Lang’s criminal case remains suspended because he has been deemed incompetent to stand trial, according to online court records. Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 20 Dec. 2025 The man accused of fatally shooting Robin Kaye, a longtime American Idol music supervisor, and her husband, the musician Thomas Deluca, inside their Los Angeles home last July, was declared incompetent to stand trial on Friday. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 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 26 Dec. 2025.

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