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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Using examples as former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who is on trial for bribery, and current Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, whose government is shut down, Ugaste said the measures would address corrupt politicians.
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Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
Most of their high-ranking members in Québec were in jail or waiting to go on trial for their part in that province’s biker war of the 1990s.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
His wife, Misty Noel, and daughter, Kasey Noel, face charges of theft and tax evasion, and are scheduled to go on trial Feb. 3, 2025.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2024
The Associated Press reported that the findings would be delivered to Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday, where they will be referred to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet to either throw out the investigation or agree with the charges and put Bolsonaro on trial.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
Most of their high-ranking members in Québec were in jail or waiting to go on trial for their part in that province’s biker war of the 1990s.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
His wife, Misty Noel, and daughter, Kasey Noel, face charges of theft and tax evasion, and are scheduled to go on trial Feb. 3, 2025.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2024
The Associated Press reported that the findings would be delivered to Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday, where they will be referred to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet to either throw out the investigation or agree with the charges and put Bolsonaro on trial.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“On trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20trial. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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