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.
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   2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.
      "Love stood the siege." --Dryden.
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            He stood the furious foe.             --Pope.
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   3. To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.
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            Bid him disband his legions, . . .
            And stand the judgment of a Roman senate. --Addison.
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   4. To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on
      the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.
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   5. To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.
      [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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   {To stand fire}, to receive the fire of arms from an enemy
      without giving way.

   {To stand one's ground}, to keep the ground or station one
      has taken; to maintain one's position. "Peasants and
      burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground
      against veteran soldiers." --Macaulay.

   {To stand trial}, to sustain the trial or examination of a
      cause; not to give up without trial.
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