on trial
idiom
: in a situation in which evidence against one is presented in a court to a judge and often a jury to decide if one is guilty of a crime
on trial for murder
She went on trial for possession of drugs.
—sometimes used figuratively to indicate that people will think about something in a critical wayThe controversial case has put the entire health care system on trial.
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The defendant, now 21 and from Harvey, was arrested 19 hours after the shooting and is on trial for first-degree murder.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
In the case on trial, Gutwillig said evidence including a tranche of electronic communications would show that Amirov and Omarov accepted $500,000 from the Iranian government to plan Alinejad’s killing, which included stalking and preparing to murder her.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
While on trial in New York on charges of falsifying corporate records, Trump used a Truth Social post to endorse Cordero-Stutz.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Last week, it was reported that three men were on trial for stealing and later selling a $6 million (£4.8 million) 18-carat-gold toilet created by artist Maurizio Cattelan from a U.K. county house.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
In the case on trial, Gutwillig said evidence including a tranche of electronic communications would show that Amirov and Omarov accepted $500,000 from the Iranian government to plan Alinejad’s killing, which included stalking and preparing to murder her.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
While on trial in New York on charges of falsifying corporate records, Trump used a Truth Social post to endorse Cordero-Stutz.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Last week, it was reported that three men were on trial for stealing and later selling a $6 million (£4.8 million) 18-carat-gold toilet created by artist Maurizio Cattelan from a U.K. county house.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
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“On trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20trial. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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