on trial

prepositional phrase

Undergoing a trial in a court of law. (of a person)

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in the dockunprovedunproven
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Undergoing a trial in a court of law. (of a person)

    Synonyms: in the dock

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseUndergoing a trial in a court of law. (of a person)

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in the dock

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivein the process of being tested or tried

Similar
unprovedunproven
Also see
in the dockunprovedunproven

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

on trial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20trial

MLA

“on trial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20trial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on trial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20trial.

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