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Discover LudwigThe phrase "on trial for" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
The phrase is used when referring to a person who is in a court of law and being tried for a crime they are accused of committing. Example: John was put on trial for murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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No one has yet gone on trial for those killings.
But in the end, no one was ever put on trial for the deadly AMIA attack.
Gosnell is currently on trial for the alleged murder of seven infants and one woman.
On trial for what?
He is now on trial for murder.
Now he's on trial for her murder.
Now, she's on trial for mischief.
Pierre Laval on trial for treason, 1945.
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So could a woman taking birth control pills be put on trial for attempted murder?
Meanwhile, she is already on trial for corruption.
Zimmerman is currently on trial for shooting and killing the African-American teenager.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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