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trial
Found in thesaurus: proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings, attempt, try, effort, endeavour, endeavor, contest, competition, experiment, experimentation, affliction
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trial
adj.
pertaining to or used in a trial; experimental, exploratory; test; used as a sample
n.
examination of facts by a judicial tribunal (Law); test; subjection to suffering or difficulty; attempt; experiment; annoyance
v.
carry out a series of tests on a new product prior to its marketing, test a new procedure before implementing it; try out to be accepted to a sports team
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Trial
In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a , to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. The tribunal, which may occur before a judge, jury, or other designated trier of fact, aims to achieve a resolution to their dispute.
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trial
Noun
1. (law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(hyponym) mistrial
(part-meronym) plea
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
(synonym) test, run
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(hyponym) assay
3. (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
(hypernym) contest, competition
(classification) sport, athletics
4. (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(hyponym) court-martial
(derivation) judge, adjudicate, try
(classification) law, jurisprudence
5. trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
(synonym) trial run, test, tryout
(hypernym) experiment, experimentation
(hyponym) field trial, field test
(derivation) sample, try, try out, taste
6. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"
(synonym) tribulation, visitation
(hypernym) affliction
(hyponym) fire
(derivation) try
7. the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
(synonym) test
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(derivation) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
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trial
nm.
motorcycle trial; horse trial; trials (in athletics)
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trial
nm.
trial, attempt
