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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Meta is currently on trial against the Federal Trade Commission for antitrust claims, and the company doesn’t want to further upset regulators by acquiring Scale AI, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
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Jonathan Vanian,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 June 2025
The 1992 riots, which erupted after the four police officers on trial for beating King were exonerated, stretched on for several days and led to burnt down buildings, mass looting and the deaths of over 60 people, including several shot by police.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Ginny & Georgia season 3 saw Georgia on trial for the murder of Cynthia's husband, Tom.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025
Read is on trial for the second time in the January 2022 murder of her boyfriend, O'Keefe, a Boston police officer.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
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Jonathan Vanian,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 June 2025
The 1992 riots, which erupted after the four police officers on trial for beating King were exonerated, stretched on for several days and led to burnt down buildings, mass looting and the deaths of over 60 people, including several shot by police.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Ginny & Georgia season 3 saw Georgia on trial for the murder of Cynthia's husband, Tom.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025
Read is on trial for the second time in the January 2022 murder of her boyfriend, O'Keefe, a Boston police officer.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
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“On trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20trial. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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