stand trial
/ˌstænd ˈtɹaɪ(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be put on trial in a court of law; go on trial.
Example Sentences
- "Also observe that if there be six weeks between the bayl and issue joyning, the Defendant shall not remove his playnt by writ, but shall stand tryall below."
- "Alſo obſerve, That if there be ſix Weeks between the Bail and Iſſue Joyning, the Defendant ſhall not remove his Plaint by Writ, but ſhall ſtand Tryal below."
- "The Witneſſes having been re-examined, a Copy of the Proofs brought againſt the Criminals is uſually given to them, that they may the ſooner determine, whether they will give up the Cauſe, or ſtand Trial, [...]"
- "You are to judge between the Commonwealth and the prisoner, who stands trial for the murder, by poison, of Elizabeth Gordon."
- "This anger escalated and later exploded when innocent verdicts were given to four police officers standing trial for the beating of Rodney King."
- "Four years later, in December 1965, an NSRP [National States' Rights Party] member named Hubert Strange, twenty-five, stood trial for killing Willie Brewster, a blue-collar African American."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌstænd ˈtɹaɪ(ə)l/
- British English: /ˌstænd ˈtɹaɪəl/