stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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According to the documentary, Muller was deemed incompetent to stand trial for those charges in 2020. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025 Michael Eugene Mullen, 76, was scheduled to enter a plea to the murder charge Tuesday in Marin County Superior Court, but his defense attorney declared doubt about Mullen’s mental competency to stand trial. Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 24 July 2025 Jorge, who will now stand trial, is facing the death penalty. Miami Herald, 23 July 2025 In June 2021, a judge also ruled Scott was incompetent to stand trial. Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025 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 5 Aug. 2025.

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