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trial Definition
(n) (
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
"
(n)
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
"
(n) (
sports
)
a
preliminary
competition
to
determine
qualifications
; "
the
trials
for
the
semifinals
began
yesterday
"
(n) (
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
"
(n)
trying
something
to
find
out
about
it
; "
a
sample
for
ten
days
free
trial
"; "
a
trial
of
progesterone
failed
to
relieve
the
pain
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
the
act
of
undergoing
testing
; "
he
survived
the
great
test
of
battle
"; "
candidates
must
compete
in
a
trial
of
skill
"
trial Synonyms
run
test
trial
trial run
tribulation
tryout
visitation
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