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Learn to pronounce tri·al

/ˈtrī(ə)l/
noun
  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.
    "the newspaper accounts of the trial"
    synonyms: court case, case, lawsuit, suit, hearing, inquiry, tribunal, litigation, judicial proceedings, legal proceedings, proceedings, legal action, court martial, appeal, retrial
  2. a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
    "clinical trials must establish whether the new hip replacements are working"
    synonyms: test, tryout, experiment, pilot study, examination, check, assessment, evaluation, appraisal, trial/test period, trial/test run, probation, testing, dummy run, audition, screen test, dry run, assay
  3. a person, thing, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance.
    "this winter has been a trial for me, physically and emotionally"
    synonyms: nuisance, pest, bother, irritant, source of irritation/annoyance, worry, problem, inconvenience, vexation, plague, source of aggravation, thorn in one's flesh, the bane of one's life, one's cross to bear, bore, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the backside, headache, drag, pill, nightmare, skelf, pain in the butt, nudnik, burr under/in someone's saddle, fair cow, blister, trouble, anxiety, burden, affliction, ordeal, tribulation, adversity, hardship, tragedy, trauma, reverse, setback, difficulty, misfortune, bad luck, stroke of bad luck, ill fortune, mishap, misadventure, suffering, distress, misery, wretchedness, unhappiness, sadness, woe, grief, hassle, travails, pain in the arse, pain in the ass

verb
  1. test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.
    "all seeds are carefully trialed in a variety of growing conditions"
    synonyms: test, try out, carry out trials on, put to the test, put through its paces, experiment with, pilot, assay
  2. (of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials.
    "the pup trialed on Saturday"

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Sep 12, 2024 · 1. The formal examination before a competent tribunal of the matter in issue in a civil or criminal cause in order to determine such issue.
the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter.
When you run a series of tests on something, it's called a trial. If you invent a computer game and want to run it through a trial before releasing it, ...
Jun 10, 2024 · NIH Definition of a Clinical Trial: A research study in which one or more human subjects are prospectively assigned.
A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime.
1. a formal meeting in a court in which evidence about crimes, disagreements, etc., is presented to a judge and often a jury so that decisions can be made ...
What does trial mean? In general, a trial is a test or an experiment. Most commonly, the word refers to a criminal trial in a courtroom before a judge and jury.
5 days ago · The meaning of TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS is difficult experiences, problems, etc.. How to use trials and tribulations in a sentence.
Dec 13, 2023 · Clinical trials are clinical research studies involving human participants assigned to an intervention in which the study is designed to evaluate the effect(s) ...
Clinical trials are a type of research that studies new tests and treatments and evaluates their effects on human health outcomes.