Meanings
From stand (“to undergo, withstand”) + trial.
How to pronounce "stand trial":
GA
AU
To be put on trial in a court of law; go on trial.
To sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial.
Example Sentences
1
The suspect will stand trial for the murder of his wife.
2
The accused politician refused to stand trial and went into hiding.
3
After years on the run, the fugitive was finally arrested and brought back to stand trial.
4
The judge ordered the defendant to stand trial for the alleged fraud scheme.