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- Dictionarytri·al/ˈtrī(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings: "the newspaper accounts of the trial" Similar
- 2. a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something: "clinical trials must establish whether the new hip replacements are working" Similar
verb
- 1. test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance: "all seeds are carefully trialed in a variety of growing conditions"
- 2. (of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials: "the pup trialed on Saturday"
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The meaning of TRIAL is the formal examination before a competent tribunal of the matter in issue in a civil or criminal cause in order to determine such issue. How to use trial in a sentence.
the examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person: [ C ] a criminal / civil trial. [ U ] The case will soon go to trial (= begin). [ U ] She must still stand trial (= be judged in a court of law). on trial.
Trial is the general word for a trying of anything: articles sent for ten days' free trial. Experiment is a trial conducted to prove or illustrate the truth or validity of something, or an attempt to discover something new: an experiment in organic chemistry.
A trial is an experiment in which you test something by using it or doing it for a period of time to see how well it works. If something is on trial, it is being tested in this way.
When you run a series of tests on something, it's called a trial. If you invent a computer game and want to run it through a trial before releasing it, you might hire a bunch of teenagers to play it. A trial is also a court hearing to legally determine the result of a particular case.
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or used in a trial. 2. Attempted or advanced on a provisional or experimental basis: a married couple on a trial separation. 3. Made or done in the course of a trial or test. Idioms: on trial. In the process of being tried, as in a court of law. trial by fire.
[uncountable, countable] a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if somebody accused of a crime is guilty or not. a murder/criminal trial. on trial He's on trial for murder. She will stand trial/go on trial for fraud. He should have been arrested and put on trial. He was facing trial on a murder charge.
The act or process of trying, testing, or putting to the proof; test. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An instance of such a proceeding. The trial of Socrates. American Heritage. Experimental treatment or operation; experiment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
/ˈtraɪəl/ law. [uncountable, countable] a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if someone accused of a crime is guilty or not a murder trial He's on trial for murder. She will stand trial/go on trial for fraud. The men were arrested but not brought to trial. The case never came to trial.
TRIAL meaning: 1 : a formal meeting in a court in which evidence about crimes, disagreements, etc., is presented to a judge and often a jury so that decisions can be made according to the law; 2 : a test of the quality, value, or usefulness of something
