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tri·al  (trl, 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.

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[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.

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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]

Thesaurus

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" run, test 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 preclinical phase, preclinical test, preclinical trial - a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial audition, tryout - a test of the suitability of a performer field trial - a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving try-on, trying on, fitting - putting clothes on to see whether they fit Ministry of Transportation test, MOT test, MOT - a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes pilot program, pilot project - activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states" 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" test, trial run, tryout 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 trial balloon - a test of public opinion
	3.	trial - the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" test 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" legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked court-martial - a trial that is conducted by a military court 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 criminal prosecution, prosecution - the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior 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" tribulation, visitation affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress fire - a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"

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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

noun 4. nuisance, drag (informal) bother, plague (informal) pest, irritation, hassle (informal) bane, pain in the neck (informal) vexation, thorn in your flesh or side

adjective 5. experimental, probationary, testing, pilot, provisional, exploratory

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 by jury → juicio ante jurado;

to be sent for trial → ser remitido al tribunal;

by trial and error → a fuerza de probar

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;

horse trials → concours m hippique;

trial by jury → jugement par jury;

to be sent for trial → être traduit(e) en justice;

to be on trial → passer en jugement;

by trial and error → par tâtonnements

trial [ˈtraɪəl] n (Law) → Prozess m;

(test) [of machine, drug etc] → Versuch m;

(worry) → Plage f;

trials npl (unpleasant experiences) → Schwierigkeiten pl;

trial by jury → Schwurgerichtsverfahren nt;

to be sent for trial → vor Gericht gestellt werden;

to be/go on trial (Law) → angeklagt sein/werden;

by trial and error → durch Ausprobieren

trial [ˈtraɪəl] n (LAW) → processo (= test) [of machine etc] → collaudo (= hardship); prova, difficoltà f inv (= worry); cruccio;

trials npl (ATHLETICS) → prove fpl di qualificazione;

horse trials → concorso ippico;

to be on trial → essere sotto processo;

trial by jury → processo penale con giuria;

to be sent for trial → essere rinviato a giudizio;

to bring sb to trial (for a crime) → portare qn in giudizio (per un reato);

by trial and error → a tentoni

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trial

n trial [ˈtraiəl]

1 an act of testing or trying; a test Give the new car a trial; The disaster was a trial of his courage.beproewingإخْتِبارизпитаниеzkouškaprøvekørsel; prøveder Versuchδοκιμή, δοκιμασίαprueba, ensayokatse, katsumusآزمایش؛ آزمونkoekäyttö, koettelemusessai, épreuveנִיסָיוֹןपरीक्षणispit, opitpróbates, percobaanreynsla, prófunprovaためし시험, 시도išbandymasizmēģinājums; pārbaudeujian; dugaantestprøve(tur), kraft-/styrkeprøvepróba, testprovaîncercare, probăиспытаниеskúškapreizkušnjatestprov, provkörningการทดลองsınama, test試驗，考驗випробування; пробаامتحانsự thử thách试验，考验

2 a legal process by which a person is judged in a court of law Their trial will be held next week.verhoorمُحاكَمَهпроцесprocesretssagder Prozeßδίκηproceso, juiciokohtuprotsessمحاکمهoikeudenkäyntiprocèsמִשפָּטयोग्यता की परीक्षाsuđenje, sudski postupaktárgyaláspengadilanréttarhaldprocesso裁判재판teismo procesastiesa; tiesas processperbicaraanrechtszaakrettssak, rettslig behandlingrozprawa, procesjulgamentoprocesсудебное разбирательствоprocessodna razpravasuđenjerättegångการพิจราณาคดีduruşma, mahkeme審判судовий процес, судمقدمہphiên tòa xét xử审判

3 a (source of) trouble or anxiety My son is a great trial (to me).beproewingمِحْنَهтрудностtrápení, starostprøvelsedie Prüfungδοκιμασία, πρόβλημαaflicción, sufrimiento; problemamureallikasمصیبت؛ دردسرmurheenkryynisouciמָקוֹר סֶבֶלपूर्वाभ्यासkušnja, brigamegpróbáltatáskesulitan(skap)raun, mæðacroce困りもの골칫거리rūpestisnasta; nedienasdugaanzorgprøvelseutrapienietormentomotiv de îngrijorareисточник переживанийstarosťnadlogabrigaprövningต้นตอของปัญหาหรือความวิตกกังวลdert, üzüntü/endişe kaynağı討厭的人(或物)переживання, випробуванняآزمائشnguyên nhân lo lắng讨厌的人（或物）

trial run

a rehearsal, first test etc of anything, eg a play, car, piece of machinery etc. proefnemingتَجْرِيَةٌ أولىтестzkouškaprøve; prøvekørseldie Probefahrt,der Probelaufπρόβα, δοκιμήensayo, pruebaproov, katsetusآزمایش اولیهkoeajoessaiהֲרָצַת נִיסָיוֹןपरीक्षण प्रणालीprobapróbaúttes jalanfyrsta prófun/reynsluaksturprova試運転시운전išbandymasizmēģinājuma brauciens; mēģinājums; pārbaudeujian percubaan; uji panduproefritprøve(tur)jazda próbna, przebieg próbnyensaio(cursă de) probăиспытательный пробегskúškapreizkus, skušnjaprobaprovkörning, -turการทดสอบdeneme, tecrübe (etme)排演，試車等пробний пускمشقsự thử排演，试车等

on trial

1 the subject of a legal action in court She's on trial for murder.word verhoorتَحْت المُحاكَمَهна съдpřed soudemanklaget; stillet for rettenunter Anklageσε δίκηen proceso, procesadosüüdistatakse (milleski)در دست دادرسیsyytettynäjugéלְהִישָפֵטपर मुकदमा चलनाbiti pod optužbombíróság előtt állterdakwafyrir réttisotto processo裁判中の재판을 받다, 재판중에 있다teisiamastiesāts; saukts pie atbildībasperbicaraanvoor het gerechtanklagetprzed sądema ser julgadojudecatнаходящийся под следствиемpred súdomobtoženkome se sudiinför rätta, åtaladดำเนินคดีyargılanmakta在受審під судомمقدمہ کا موضوعbị xử trong một phiên tòa在受审

2 undergoing tests or examination We've had a new television installed, but it's only on trial.op sigتَحْتَ التَّجْرِبَهтестванna zkouškupå prøvezur Probeυπό δοκιμήa pruebakatsetuselدر دست آزمایشkoekäytössäà l'essaiבִּתקוּפַת נִיסָיוֹןna probikipróbálás alattsedang dicobatil reynsluin prova試験中시험중에 있는bandomasuz pārbaudes/izmēģinājuma laikusedang dicubaop proefunder utprøving, på prøvena próbę, na okres próbnyà experiênciaîn probeна пробу взятыйna skúškuna preizkusuu procesu testiranjapå provการทดสอบdenemede, tecrübe hâlinde在試用中такий, що проходить випробний строк; взятий на пробуجانچ کے مرحلے ميںđang được xem xét在试用中

trial and error

the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error.probeerالتَجْرِبَه والخَطَأопитване на различни методи, за да се получи желаният резултатzkoušení(ved) at prøve sig fremalles Mögliche ausprobierenδοκιμάζοντας και διορθώνοντας τα λάθηtanteo, método experimental, método de prueba y errorkatse ja eksimise meetodآزمون و خطاyritys ja erehdystâtonnementsנִיסוּי וּטעִייָהपरीक्षण प्रणालीpokušaj i pogreškafokozatos megközelítés (módszere)mencoba-cobaleitaraðferð, útilokunaraðferð, fálmkennd aðferð með því að prófa sig áframtentativi施行錯誤시행 착오bandymas, kol išeinaizslēgšanas (atlases) metodecuba-cubamet vallen en opstaanprøving og feilingmetoda prób i błędówtentativasîncercări suc­ce­siveметодом проб и ошибокskúšobná metóda, experimentpreizkušanjepokušaj i greška[] pröva sig framการลองผิดลองถูกsınama yanılma反復試驗，嘗試法метод проб и помилокمختلف طريقوں سے جانچناphương pháp thử và sai反复试验，尝试法