Trials

/ˈtraɪəlz/

Definitions

  1. (n.) Legal proceedings in which a case is examined and decided by a court or jury.
    The trials of the accused lasted several weeks.

Forms

  • trial

Commentary

As a plural noun, 'trials' refers collectively to individual trial proceedings; see 'trial' for the substantive definition.

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