Etymology : Anglo-French, from trier to try
Pronunciation : trI(-&)l
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. examination of facts by a judicial tribunal (Law); test; subjection to suffering or difficulty; attempt; experiment; annoyance. pertaining to or used in a trial; experimental, exploratory; test; used as a sample. trial\tri"al\ , n. [from try.].
2. the act of trying or testing in any manner. specifically: (a) any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected. [i] defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. (b) the act of testing by experience; proof; test. repeated trials of the issues and events of actions. wilkins. (c) examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
3. the state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men. others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings. xi.
4. 3. that which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial. every station is exposed to some trials.
5. (law) the formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.
6. The act of trying or testing in any manner.
7. Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.
8. The act of testing by experience; proof; test.
9. Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
10. The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
11. That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.
12. The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue. legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial" 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" trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" 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" a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday".
13. 1. A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime. New evidence showed the police lied at the trial He's awaiting trial in a military court on charges of plotting against the state They believed that his case would never come to trial.
14. 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. They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials The robots have been on trial for the past year.
15. If someone gives you a trial for a job, or if you are on trial, you do the job for a short period of time to see:
if you are suitable for it. He had just given a trial to a young woman who said she had previous experience.
16. If you refer to the trials of a situation, you mean the unpleasant things that you experience in it. the trials of adolescence.
17. In some sports or outdoor activities, trials are a series of contests that test a competitor's skill and ability. He has been riding in horse trials for less than a year. Dovedale Sheepdog Trials.
18. If you do something by trial and error, you try several different methods of doing it until you find the method that works properly. Many drugs were found by trial and error.
19. If someone is on trial, they are being tried in a court of law. He is currently on trial accused of serious drugs charges.
20. If you say that someone or something is on trial, you mean that they are in a situation where people are observing them to see:
whether they succeed or fail. The President will be drawn into a damaging battle in which his credentials will be on trial.
21. If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of. trialled trialling to thoroughly test something to see:
if it works correctly or is effective. In law, a judicial examination of issues of fact or law for the purpose of determining the rights of the parties involved. Attorneys for the plaintiff and the defendant make opening statements to a judge or jury, then the attorney for the plaintiff makes his case by calling witnesses, whom the defense attorney may cross-examine. Unless the case is then dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence, the defense attorney next takes a turn calling witnesses, whom the plaintiff's attorney cross-examines. Both sides make closing arguments. In a trial before a jury, the judge instructs the jury on the applicable laws, and the jury retires to reach a verdict. If the defendant is found guilty, the judge then hands down a sentence. field trial trial jury Scopes Trial Nürnberg trials purge trials Salem witch trials.
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