put on trial
Example Sentences
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Bazoum's presidential immunity was lifted in 2024 but his lawyers believe it unlikely that the official end of his term in office will accelerate him being put on trial.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
In 399 BCE, Socrates was put on trial before a jury of some 500 of his fellow Athenians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Certainly the good Samaritans must have known the two boatmen were not going to be put on trial, owing to lack of evidence.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
Ferguson was first put on trial in March, but a mistrial was declared when the jury deadlocked on a charge of second-degree murder.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
His friend was in jail waiting to be put on trial for the crime of helping the Reds.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
