stand trial

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: to be on trial in a court of law

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In September 2023, in a particularly brazen move, the government corralled 51 people from across the political spectrum to stand trial in a single case. —

Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024 Street also has three active court cases that have been suspended pending a mental competency examination assessing his fitness to participate in his own legal defense and stand trial. —

Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 Kent Edwards/Reuters New York City Mayor Eric Adams will stand trial on federal corruption charges starting on April 21, 2025, a judge said Friday. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024 The estate is hoping to have Gossett stand trial for the death of Edwards and the city to award the estate with compensatory damages and punitive damages for Edwards' death. —

Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stand trial