trial

nouns

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"
run, test, trial
trying something to find out about it
"a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
test, trial, trial run, tryout
is derived from
try
the act of undergoing testing
"he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
test, trial
is derived from
try
(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"
trial
is derived from
try
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
"the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
trial
domain category
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
athletics, sport
is a type of (narrower)
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
competition, contest
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"
trial, tribulation, visitation
is derived from
try