on trial
Idioms-
In the process of being tried, especially in a court of law. For example, He would be put on trial for the murder of his wife . [Early 1700s]
-
As a test of something, on probation, as in They said we could take the vacuum cleaner on trial and return it if it was too noisy . [Early 1700s]
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
More than a year after a 33-year-old woman froze to death on Austria's highest mountain, her boyfriend goes on trial on Thursday accused of gross negligent manslaughter.
From BBC
They stood like dangerous prisoners on trial, Katherine and Chip guarding them from the side.
From Literature
A closed hearing would mean the men on trial would also benefit from anonymity, she realised.
From BBC
A year later he would go on trial at Norwich Crown Court with the case against him centred around soil found in his car.
From BBC
When Smith and Roberts went on trial at Liverpool Crown Court, aged 21 and 20, the Grimsby baby was still missing.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
