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'trial' - used as a 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
 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
 3. (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
the trials for the semifinals began yesterday
 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
 5. trying something to find out about it
a sample for ten days free trial
 a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
 6. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him
 7. the act of undergoing testing
candidates must compete in a trial of skill
'trial' - used as a verb
8. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

derived forms
1. Trial / Plural
trials
2. Trial / Past
trialled
3. Trial / Third Person
trials
4. Trial / Present Participle
trialling
5. Trial / Present Participle
trialing
Variations of 'trial'
  • affliction
  • attempt
  • competition
  • contest
  • effort
  • endeavor
  • endeavour
  • evaluate
  • experiment
  • experimentation
  • judge
  • legal proceeding
  • pass judgment
  • proceeding
  • proceedings
  • try
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