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• trial — tri‧al [ˈtraɪəl] noun [countable] 1. LAW a legal process in which a court of law examines a case to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime: • Three former brokers were ordered to stand trial for securities fraud. 2. a process of testing a… …   Financial and business terms

• stand trial — {v. phr.} To submit to a trial by court. * /The case has been postponed and he may not have to stand trial until next April./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• stand trial — {v. phr.} To submit to a trial by court. * /The case has been postponed and he may not have to stand trial until next April./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• stand trial — To undergo trial in a court of law • • • Main Entry: ↑trial * * * be tried in a court of law * * * stand trial : to be on trial in a court of law He is standing trial for the murder of his wife. • • • Main Entry: ↑stand …   Useful english dictionary

• stand — 1 vb stood, stand·ing vi 1: to be in a particular state or situation stand accused 2: to remain valid or effective let the ruling stand vt: to submit to stand trial stand …   Law dictionary

• Stand — (st[a^]nd), v. t. 1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. Love stood the siege. Dryden. [1913 Webster] He stood the furious foe. Pope.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stand — ► VERB (past and past part. stood) 1) be in or rise to an upright position, supported by one s feet. 2) place or be situated in a particular position. 3) move in a standing position to a specified place: stand aside. 4) remain stationary or… …   English terms dictionary

• stand trial — ► LAW to be judged in a court of law after being accused of illegal behaviour: »Roberts will stand trial next week for insider trading. Main Entry: ↑stand …   Financial and business terms

• stand trial (for something) — phrase to be judged for a crime in a court of law The two men were due to stand trial for murder. Thesaurus: appearing in courthyponym Main entry: stand …   Useful english dictionary

• stand — /stand/, v., stood, standing, n., pl. stands for 43 63, stands, stand for 64. v.i. 1. (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet. 2. to rise to one s feet (often fol. by up). 3. to have a specified height when in this position: a… …   Universalium

• stand — [stand] vi. stood, standing [ME standen < OE standan; akin to MDu standen, Goth standan < IE base * stā , to stand, be placed > L stare, to stand, Gr histanai, to set, cause to stand] 1. a) to be or remain in a generally upright position …   English World dictionary