trial

The definition of a trial is a hearing in a court case, a test or a hardship.

(noun)

  1. An example of trial is the court case of an accused robber.
  2. An example of trial is the use of a small size bottle of shampoo to sample the product.
  3. An example of trial is a physical obstacle course.

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See trial in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

    1. the act or process of trying, testing, or putting to the proof; test
    2. a testing of qualifications, attainments, or progress; probation
    3. experimental treatment or operation; experiment
    1. the fact or state of being tried by suffering, temptation, etc.
    2. a hardship, suffering, etc. that tries one's endurance
    3. a person or thing that is a source of annoyance or irritation
  1. a formal examination of the facts of a case by a court of law to decide the validity of a charge or claim
  2. an attempt; endeavor; effort

Origin: Anglo-Fr < trier: see try

adjective

  1. of a trial or trials
  2. made, done, or used for the purpose of trying, testing, etc.

See trial in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.
adjective
  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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English triall, a testing

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman trial

Origin: , from trier, to sort, try

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