stand trial

phrase

: to be on trial in a court of law

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Ivanna Ortiz appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to all 14 counts in the new indictment, which was made public one day after she was found competent to stand trial. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Florida pastor and dual Haitian American citizen who authorities said aspired to be Haiti’s president, was set to stand trial Monday in the next case to go before a jury. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Lynch was arraigned on murder charges in December, but he was initially found not competent to stand trial and was committed to a New York State Office of Mental Health hospital. — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Those men have denied all of the charges against them and will stand trial in Manchester. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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