stand/face trial
idiom
: to be put in a situation in which evidence is presented in a court to a judge and often a jury to decide if one is guilty of a crime
She will stand/face trial for murder.
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His co-defendant Jones, who also faces vehicular homicide and other charges, will face trial on June 26.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
Peru's government has agreed to send van der Sloot to the U.S. on a temporary basis to face trial, in part because witnesses connected to the 2010 extortion case would significantly age by the time his sentence expires.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 May 2023
Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot will face trial for alleged extortion and wire fraud, charges that stem from the Holloway case, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
Rhodes and his co-defendants were the first accused of seditious conspiracy in the Capitol breach and the first to face trial and be convicted on any conspiracy charge in the massive Jan. 6 investigation, which has resulted in more than 1,000 arrests and more than 650 convictions so far.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
Peru's government has agreed to send van der Sloot to the U.S. on a temporary basis to face trial, in part because witnesses connected to the 2010 extortion case would significantly age by the time his sentence expires.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 May 2023
Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot will face trial for alleged extortion and wire fraud, charges that stem from the Holloway case, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
Rhodes and his co-defendants were the first accused of seditious conspiracy in the Capitol breach and the first to face trial and be convicted on any conspiracy charge in the massive Jan. 6 investigation, which has resulted in more than 1,000 arrests and more than 650 convictions so far.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
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“Stand/face trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%2Fface%20trial. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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