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trial
What does trial mean?
trial (noun): a meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use trial in a sentence?
- If you are convicted at trial, you have the right to file an appeal. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce trial?
/ˈtɹaɪəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does trial come from?
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime)
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any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation
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an institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users
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the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction
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