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trial 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?court?
2 ?test?
3 ?try somebody/something?
4 by/through trial and error
5 ?difficulty?
6 ?sports?
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[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: trier; TRY1]
?COURT?
[U and C] a legal process in which a judge and often a jury in a court of law examine information to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime
-see also try try
::a murder trial
on trial (for sth)
(=being judged in a court of law for)
::Brady was on trial for assault.
::The men are due to stand trial (=be judged in a court of law) on a drugs charge.
::The defendant has a right to a fair trial .
go/come to trial
(=begin being judged in a court of law)
::By the time the case comes to trial, he will have spent a year in prison.
bring sb to trial
::Thirty police officers were brought to trial.
::Murphy sat in a prison cell awaiting trial (=waiting for his trial to begin) .
-see also show trial
?TEST?
[U and C] a process of testing to find out whether something works effectively and is safe
::a new drug that is undergoing clinical trials
?TRY SOMEBODY/SOMETHING?
[U and C] a short period during which you use or do something or employ someone to find out whether they are satisfactory for a particular purpose or job
-see also try try on trial
::They let me have the computer on trial for thirty days.
::The security system will be reviewed after a three-month trial period .
::Smith was hired on a six-month trial basis .
trial separation
(=a period of time in which a husband and wife do not live together, to find out whether they want to stay married)
by/through trial and error
if you do something by trial and error, you test many different methods of doing something in order to find the best
::I learned most of what I know about gardening through trial and error.
?DIFFICULTY?
[C usually plural] something that is difficult to deal with, and that is worrying or annoying
-see also trying trying
::the daily trials of living in a poor country
be a trial (to/for sb)
::My brothers and I were always a real trial to my parents.
::the trials and tribulations of running a business
?SPORTS?
trials [plural] BrE a special sports competition in which people who want to be on a team are tested, so that the best can be chosen
American Equivalent: tryouthorse/sheepdog trials
(=a sporting competition in which horses or dogs compete)