He had to stand trial for perjury and obstruction of justice.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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 — ► stand trial be tried in a court of law. Main Entry: ↑stand … English terms dictionary
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 … Словарь американских идиом
stand 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 trial — be tried in a court of law. → stand … English new terms dictionary
To stand trial — Stand 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stand trial — go through a court sentence … English contemporary dictionary
