stand trial for murder
1stand 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 …
2stand trial — to appear in a court of law to be judged guilty or not guilty of doing something. He is scheduled to stand trial for murder this summer …
3stand 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 …
4trial — [[t]tra͟ɪ͟əl[/t]] ♦♦ trials 1) N VAR A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime. New evidence showed the police lied at the trial... He s awaiting… …
5stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 …
6stand — 1 verb past tense and past participle stood /stUd/ BE UPRIGHT 1 (I) to support yourself on your feet in an upright position: It looks like we ll have to stand there are no seats left. | Can you see any better from where you re standing? | stand… …
7stand — stand1 [ stænd ] (past tense and past participle stood [ stud ] ) verb *** ▸ 2 move to upright position ▸ 3 put foot on/in something ▸ 4 be in particular position ▸ 5 remain without moving ▸ 6 be in situation/state ▸ 7 be particular height ▸ 8… …
8stand — I UK [stænd] / US verb Word forms stand : present tense I/you/we/they stand he/she/it stands present participle standing past tense stood UK [stʊd] / US past participle stood *** 1) a) [intransitive] to have your body in an upright position… …
9Murder of Shafilea Ahmed — Shafilea Ahmed Shafilea Iftikhar Ahmed (14 July 1986 September 2003) was a British seventeen year old from Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, who was murdered. Contents 1 Background 2 …
10Murder of Jeff Whittington — Jeff Whittington (February 2, 1985–May 8, 1999) was a teenager who was murdered by two men in an anti gay hate crime in Wellington, New Zealand[1]. It is unknown whether Whittington was gay. Whittington was beaten by Jason Morris Meads and… …
