trial : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: trial	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for trial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trial n 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" Synonym(s): test, trial, run trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" Synonym(s): trial, trial run, test, tryout the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" Synonym(s): test, 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" (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday" 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" Synonym(s): trial, tribulation, visitation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trial \Tri"al\, n. [From {Try}.] 1. The act of trying or testing in any manner. Specifically: (a) Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected. [I] defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. --Milton. (b) The act of testing by experience; proof; test. Repeated trials of the issues and events of actions. --Bp. Wilkins. (c) Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc. 2. The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men. Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings. --Heb. xi. 36. 3. That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial. Every station is exposed to some trials. --Rogers. 4. (Law) The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue. Syn: Test; attempt; endeavor; effort; experiment; proof; essay. See {Test}, and {Attempt}.