| trial | | |
| n. (act) | 1. run, test, trial | 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" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| ~ assay | a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.. |
| ~ clinical test, clinical trial | a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use. |
| ~ double blind | a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results. |
| ~ preclinical phase, preclinical test, preclinical trial | a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial. |
| ~ audition, tryout | a test of the suitability of a performer. |
| ~ field trial | a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving. |
| ~ try-on, trying on, fitting | putting clothes on to see whether they fit. |
| ~ ministry of transportation test, mot test, mot | a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes. |
| ~ pilot program, pilot project | activity planned as a test or trial.; "they funded a pilot project in six states" |
| ~ snellen test | a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. test, trial, trial run, tryout | trying something to find out about it.; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" |
| ~ experimentation, experiment | the testing of an idea.; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" |
| ~ field test, field trial | a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used. |
| ~ alpha test | (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer. |
| ~ beta test | (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization. |
| ~ road test | a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy. |
| ~ trial balloon | a test of public opinion. |
| n. (act) | 3. test, trial | the act of undergoing testing.; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (act) | 4. 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" |
| ~ legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. |
| ~ court-martial | a trial that is conducted by a military court. |
| ~ trial by ordeal, ordeal | a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence. |
| ~ scopes trial | a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed. |
| ~ show trial | a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance. |
| ~ plea | an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed. |
| ~ criminal prosecution, prosecution | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior. |
| ~ demurrer, denial, defence, defense | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him.; "he gave evidence for the defense" |
| ~ mistrial | a trial that is invalid or inconclusive. |
| ~ retrial | a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (event) | 5. trial | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications.; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| n. (event) | 6. trial, tribulation, visitation | 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" |
| ~ affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress. |
| ~ fire | a severe trial.; "he went through fire and damnation" |
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