bring+to+trial

  • 11trial — n. legal proceedings 1) to conduct, hold a trial 2) to bring smb. to trial; to put smb. on trial 3) to stand trial for (he stood trial for embezzlement) 4) to go to trial (the case went to trial) 5) to waive a (jury) trial (the accused waived a… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12bring — [[t]brɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ brings, bringing, brought 1) VERB If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you. [V n] Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes... [V… …

    English dictionary

  • 13Trial of Satanta and Big Tree — The Trial of Satanta and Big Tree occurred in July 1871 in the town of Jacksboro in Jack County, Texas, Texas, United States. This historic trial of Native American War Chiefs of the Kiowa Indians Satanta and Big Tree for the murder of seven… …

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  • 14Trial by combat — 1540s depiction of a 1409 judicial combat in Augsburg (Paulus Hector Mair, Munich cod. icon. 393) Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of… …

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  • 15Trial of Geert Wilders — A trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders took place in the Netherlands in 2010–2011. Wilders was accused of criminally insulting religious and ethnic groups and inciting hatred and discrimination. He was found not guilty in June 2011.[1] Wilders …

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  • 16trial — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ fair, unfair ▪ The men claim they did not receive a fair trial. ▪ full ▪ criminal ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 17trial — tri|al1 W2S3 [ˈtraıəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(court)¦ 2¦(test)¦ 3¦(try somebody/something)¦ 4 by/through trial and error 5¦(difficulty)¦ 6¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: trier; TRY1] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18trial by proviso — In old English practice, a trial brought on by the defendant, in cases where the plaintiff, after issue joined, neglects to proceed to trial; so called from a clause in the writ to the sheriff, which directs him, in case two writs come to his… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19trial by proviso — A proceeding whereby the defendant in an action undertakes to bring the cause to trial upon the failure of the plaintiff to do so …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 20bring some new facts to light — discover some new facts, make some new facts known The lawyers were able to bring some new facts to light in the trial of the killer …

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