on trial

1. 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]

2. 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]

Example Sentences

Forty-seven people have gone on trial in Turkey in connection with an alleged scam in which newborns were transferred between hospitals for profit.

From BBC

No longer mere debates, these ideals have been dragged into the public square, put on trial, accused of treachery and of fracturing the nation's unity.

From Salon

Dominique Pelicot went on trial with 50 other men in the southern city of Avignon in September.

From BBC

He was put on trial there for culpable homicide after the suspicious death of a 16-year-old boy in Zimbabwe but the case collapsed.

From BBC

They are among eight people on trial at the court in Paris who all deny the charges against them, while not denying their involvement in the case.

From BBC