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Learn to pronounce tri·al

/ˈtrī(ə)l/
noun
  1. a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
    "the newspaper accounts of the trial"
    synonyms: court case, case, lawsuit, suit, hearing, inquiry, tribunal, litigation, judicial proceedings, legal proceedings, proceedings, legal action, court martial, appeal, retrial
  2. a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
    "clinical trials must establish whether the new hip replacements are working"
    synonyms: test, tryout, experiment, pilot study, examination, check, assessment, evaluation, appraisal, trial/test period, trial/test run, probation, testing, dummy run, audition, screen test, dry run, assay
  3. a person, thing, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance.
    "this winter has been a trial for me, physically and emotionally"
    synonyms: nuisance, pest, bother, irritant, source of irritation/annoyance, worry, problem, inconvenience, vexation, plague, source of aggravation, thorn in one's flesh, the bane of one's life, one's cross to bear, bore, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the backside, headache, drag, pill, nightmare, skelf, pain in the butt, nudnik, burr under/in someone's saddle, fair cow, blister, trouble, anxiety, burden, affliction, ordeal, tribulation, adversity, hardship, tragedy, trauma, reverse, setback, difficulty, misfortune, bad luck, stroke of bad luck, ill fortune, mishap, misadventure, suffering, distress, misery, wretchedness, unhappiness, sadness, woe, grief, hassle, travails, pain in the arse, pain in the ass

verb
  1. test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.
    "all seeds are carefully trialed in a variety of growing conditions"
    synonyms: test, try out, carry out trials on, put to the test, put through its paces, experiment with, pilot, assay
  2. (of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials.
    "the pup trialed on Saturday"

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In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. Wikipedia
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In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims ...
This national clinical trial aims to identify treatments that may be beneficial for adults hospitalised with confirmed COVID-19.
This is a searchable registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world.
Idiom ... to test something in a formal way to discover how effective or suitable it is: We will trial the new drug in several hospitals.