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Trial
01
a legal process where a judge and jury examine evidence in court to decide if the accused is guilty
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
trials
Examples
The trial lasted for several weeks as witnesses testified and evidence was presented.
02
a process conducted in order to decide on how effective, safe, etc. someone or something is
Examples
The trial was set to evaluate the new drug's effectiveness in treating the condition.
03
an event or circumstance that is annoying, frustrating, or catastrophic
Examples
Losing her wallet was a trial she couldn't forget.
04
a preliminary competition or qualifying event to determine eligibility or ranking
Examples
He attended the trials to qualify for the national team.
to trial
01
to test something in real conditions for a limited time to check if it works well or is effective
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
trial
3rd person singular
trials
Present participle
trialing
Past simple
trialed
Past participle
trialed
Examples
The company trialed a new system in one office before using it everywhere.
Lexical Tree
mistrial
pretrial
retrial
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