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    trial
    /ˈtrʌɪəl/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance: "teachers all over the UK are trialling the materials"
    • 2. (of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials: "the pup trialled on Saturday"

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  2. the examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person: [ C ] a criminal / civil trial. [ U ] The case will soon go to trial (= begin). [ U ] She must still stand trial (= be judged in a court of law). on trial.

  3. The meaning of TRIAL is the formal examination before a competent tribunal of the matter in issue in a civil or criminal cause in order to determine such issue. How to use trial in a sentence.

  4. the examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person: [ C ] a criminal / civil trial. [ U ] The case will soon go to trial (= begin). [ U ] She must still stand trial (= be judged in a court of law). on trial.

  5. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law. the act of trying, testing, or putting to the proof. Synonyms: examination.

  6. 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. New evidence showed the police lied at the trial. He's awaiting trial in a military court on charges of plotting against the state.

  7. A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury: The case is expected to go to trial. b. An instance of such a proceeding: the trial of Socrates. 2. a. The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof: a trial of one's faith. b.

  8. English. Definition of trial noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. trial. noun. /ˈtraɪəl/ Idioms. law. [uncountable, countable] a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if somebody accused of a crime is guilty or not. a murder/criminal trial. on trial He's on trial for murder.