Word: Trial
How to pronounce: ˈtraɪəl
Noun
Definitions:
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.
Example sentences: "The newspaper accounts of the trial"
2. A test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
Example sentences: "Clinical trials must establish whether the new hip replacements are working"
3. A person, thing, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance.
Example sentences: "The trials and tribulations of married life"
Verb
Definitions:
1. Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.
Example sentences: "All seeds are carefully trialed in a variety of growing conditions"
2. (of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials.
Example sentences: "The pup trialed on Saturday"
Synonyms:
test
probation
ordeal
visitation
practice
tribulation
crucible
essay
court
tribunal
law court
court of law
court trial
legal process
lawsuit
judicial proceeding
judicial
forensic
judgment
court of justice
study
hearing
investigation
assay
law suit
legal action
litigation
legal trial
experimental
developmental
tested sample
tryout
pilot
experiment
experimentation
try
Antonyms:
mistrial
Derivations:
triable
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Trial in Other Languages...
Spanish: Prueba
German: Studie
French: Essai
Italian: Prova
Turkish: Deneme
