tri·al (tr   l, trl)n.1. Law Examination of evidence and applicable law by a competent tribunal to determine the issue of specified charges or claims. 2. a. The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof: a trial of one's faith. b. An instance of such testing, especially as part of a series of tests or experiments: a clinical trial of a drug. 3. An effort or attempt: succeeded on the third trial. 4. A state of pain or anguish that tests patience, endurance, or belief: "the fiery trial through which we pass" Abraham Lincoln. 5. A trying, troublesome, or annoying person or thing: The child was a trial to his parents. 6. A preliminary competition or test to determine qualifications, as in a sport. adj.1. Of, relating to, or used in a trial. 2. Attempted or advanced on a provisional or experimental basis: a trial separation. 3. Made or done in the course of a trial or test. Idioms: on trial In the process of being tried, as in a court of law. trial by fire A test of one's abilities, especially the ability to perform well under pressure.
[Middle English triall, a testing, from Anglo-Norman trial, from trier, to sort, try.] Synonyms: trial, affliction, crucible, ordeal, tribulation These nouns denote distress or suffering that severely tests resiliency and character: no consolation in their hour of trial; the affliction of a bereaved family; the crucible of revolution; the ordeal of being an innocent murder suspect; a time of relentless tribulation. See Also Synonyms at burden1. |
trial Noun 1. Law an investigation of a case in front of a judge to decide whether a person is innocent or guilty of a crime by questioning him or her and considering the evidence 2. the act or an instance of trying or proving; test or experiment: the new drug is undergoing clinical trials 3. an annoying or frustrating person or thing: young children can be a great trial at times 4. a motorcycling competition in which the skills of the riders are tested over rough ground 5. trials a sporting competition for individual people or animals: horse trials 6. on trial a. undergoing trial, esp. before a court of law b. being tested, for example before a commitment to purchase: I only have the car out on trial Adjective on a temporary basis while being tried out or tested: a trial run Verb [trialling, trialled] to test or make experimental use of: the idea has been trialled in several schools [Anglo-French trier to try]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  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"attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" assay - a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc. clinical test, clinical trial - a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use double blind - a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results field trial - a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving Snellen test - a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart | | 2. |  trial - trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"experimentation, experiment - the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" field test, field trial - a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used alpha test - (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer beta test - (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization road test - a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy | | 3. |  trial - the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" | | 4. |  trial - (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"trial by ordeal, ordeal - a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence Scopes trial - a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed show trial - a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance plea - an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed demurrer, denial, defence, defense - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" mistrial - a trial that is invalid or inconclusive retrial - a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | | 5. |  trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants | | 6. |  trial - 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"affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress fire - a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" |
trial noun 1. Law hearing, case, court case, inquiry, contest, tribunal, lawsuit, appeal, litigation, industrial tribunal, court martial, legal proceedings, judicial proceedings, judicial examination noun 2. test, testing, experiment, evaluation, check, examination, audition, assay, dry run ( informal) assessment, proof, probation, appraisal, try-out, test-run, pilot study, dummy run noun 3. hardship, suffering, trouble, pain, load, burden, distress, grief, misery, ordeal, hard times, woe, unhappiness, adversity, affliction, tribulation, wretchedness, vexation, cross to bear  Translations trial [ˈtraɪəl] n ( LAW) → juicio, proceso (= test) [ of machine etc] → prueba (= hardship); desgracia; trials npl (ATHLETICS), (of horses) → pruebas fpl; to bring sb to trial (for a crime) → llevar a algn a juicio (por un delito);
 trial [ˈtraɪəl] n ( Law) → procès m, jugement m (= test) [ of machine etc] → essai m (= worry); souci m; trials npl (= unpleasant experiences) → épreuves fpl; (Sport) → épreuves éliminatoires; by trial and error → par tâtonnements
 trial [ˈtraɪəl] n ( Law) → Prozess m; ( test) [ of machine, drug etc] → Versuch m; trials npl (unpleasant experiences) → Schwierigkeiten pl; trial by jury → Schwurgerichtsverfahren nt;
 trial [ˈtraɪəl] n ( LAW) → processo (= test) [ of machine etc] → collaudo (= hardship); prova, difficoltà f inv (= worry); cruccio; to bring sb to trial (for a crime) → portare qn in giudizio (per un reato);
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