"on trial for one's life" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=on trial for one's life}} on trial for one's life, {{en-PP|head=on trial for one's life}} on trial for one's life
  1. Undergoing a court trial in which the offender is likely to receive a death sentence if convicted.
    Sense id: en-on_trial_for_one's_life-en-prep_phrase-uTBRqflY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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