To sit on the bench of the accused
Figuratively: an indictment was filed against him; criminal proceedings were brought against him.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָשַׁב עַל סַפְסַל הַנֶּאֱשָׁמִים
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הֻוגַּשׁ נֶגְדּוֹ כְּתַב אִישּׁוּם. הִתְנַהֵל נֶגְדּוֹ הֲלִיךְ פְּלִילִי.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)