stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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Entering the guilty plea means Shah will not stand trial. Diane J. Cho, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024 Time is running out to bring justice to the last surviving perpetrators of Nazi war crimes with many cases dropped in recent years due to the death or physical inability of the accused to stand trial. Hannah Peart, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024 The most recent not-guilty verdicts not only put those pleas in a different light, but also raise questions about the YSL defendants yet to stand trial — and how the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office has handled this case. Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024 Hunter was due to stand trial in September, but made a last-minute guilty plea for all nine charges as jury selection was about to start. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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