a formal meeting in a court in which evidence about crimes, disagreements, etc., is presented to a judge and often a jury so that decisions can be made according to the law
a test of the quality, value, or usefulness of something
a test of someone's ability to do something that is used to see if he or she should join a team, perform in a play, etc.
2trialadjective
relating to or used in a test that is done for a period of time to see if something is worth buying, using, etc.
3trialverb
to test the quality, value, or usefulness of (something)