on trial
Example Sentences
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Yoon was impeached soon after and is now on trial, facing the possibility of life in prison.
From BBC
Her brothers are on trial, and both have pleaded not guilty.
Four of the group are accused of playing roles in the break-in to an Israeli-linked defence firm in 2024 and are due to go on trial in May next year at the earliest.
From BBC
Some of its forces managed to rescue Alawites and it has put some of the ringleaders of the massacres on trial.
From BBC
The ousted leader is on trial for insurrection and other offences linked to his martial law bid, and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.