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English noun: trial | |||
| 1. | trial (act) the act of testing something | ||
| Samples | In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately. He called each flip of the coin a new trial. | ||
| Synonyms | run, test | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assay, audition, clinical test, clinical trial, double blind, field trial, fitting, Ministry of Transportation test, MOT, MOT test, pilot program, pilot project, preclinical phase, preclinical test, preclinical trial, Snellen test, try-on, trying on, tryout | ||
| 2. | trial (cognition) trying something to find out about it | ||
| Samples | A sample for ten days free trial. A trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain. | ||
| Synonyms | test, trial run, tryout | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experiment, experimentation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alpha test, beta test, field test, field trial, road test, trial balloon | ||
| 3. | trial (act) the act of undergoing testing | ||
| Samples | He survived the great test of battle. Candidates must compete in a trial of skill. | ||
| Synonyms | test | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| 4. | trial (act) (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law | ||
| Samples | He had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty. Most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | court-martial, mistrial, ordeal, retrial, Scopes trial, show trial, trial by ordeal | ||
| Part holonym | criminal prosecution, defence, defense, demurrer, denial, plea, prosecution | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 5. | trial (event) (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications | ||
| Samples | The trials for the semifinals began yesterday. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | competition, contest | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 6. | trial (event) an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | ||
| Samples | His mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him. Life is full of tribulations. A visitation of the plague. | ||
| Synonyms | tribulation, visitation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affliction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fire | ||
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