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trial

noun

(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"
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"
Synonyms: run, test
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
(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"
trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
Synonyms: test, trial run, tryout
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"
Synonyms: tribulation, visitation
the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
Synonyms: test