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NGSL Rank: 1040
trial
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Meanings
noun
- a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.E.g. the newspaper accounts of the trial
- a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.E.g. clinical trials must establish whether the new hip replacements are working
- a person, experience, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance.E.g. the trials and tribulations of married life
verb
- test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.E.g. teachers all over the UK are trialling the materials
- (of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials.E.g. the pup trialled on Saturday
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