trial (
http://definr.com/trial)
adj : of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an
experimental drug"; "a pilot project"; "a test run"; "a
trial separation" [syn:
experimental,
model(a),
pilot(a),
test(a),
trial(a)]
n 1: (law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial
examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of
these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
2: 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" [syn:
test,
run]
3: (sports) a preliminary competition to determine
qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began
yesterday"
4: (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"
5: trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten
days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to
relieve the pain" [syn:
trial run,
test,
tryout]
6: an annoying or frustrating event; "his mother-in-law's
visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of
tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" [syn:
tribulation,
visitation]
7: the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test
of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
[syn:
test]