trial
/trˈaɪʌl/
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Noun
trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
Noun
the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
Noun
(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"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
Noun
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
Noun
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"
More General Terms
affliction
attempt
competition
contest
effort
endeavor
endeavour
experiment
experimentation
legal proceeding
proceeding
proceedings
try
More Specific Terms
alpha test
assay
audition
beta test
clinical test
clinical trial
court-martial
double blind
field test
field trial
fire
fitting
Ministry of Transportation test
mistrial
MOT
MOT test
ordeal
pilot program
pilot project
preclinical phase
preclinical test
preclinical trial
retrial
road test
Scopes trial
show trial
Snellen test
trial balloon
trial by ordeal
trying on
try-on
tryout