(law) the determination of a persons 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"
trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" (同)trial_run, test, tryout
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-laws visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" (同)tribulation, visitation
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"