stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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Despite that, Judge Terence Perkins found Depa competent to stand trial, noting that Davis’ evaluation was more recent, that Depa had so far behaved well at court and that his answers regarding what the legal proceedings meant were as good as could be expected of a teen. —

Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 Listen to this article A man charged with murder in the death of his infant daughter, who was found submerged in water in a bathtub at a motel in Milford last summer, has been found not competent to stand trial. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025 Attorneys for former Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive officer Mike Jeffries have filed an unopposed motion to determine his competency to stand trial. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024 Combs is set to stand trial for his federal case on May 5. —

Caroline Frost, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stand trial