trials (B2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈtraɪəlz/
Definition
Formal examinations of evidence and law in a court of justice to decide if someone is guilty of a crime or to settle a legal dispute.
Examples
The defendant faced numerous trials before being acquitted.
The judge presided over the complex fraud trials.
How to Use trials
- face trials (collocation)
- To experience difficulties or challenges. — "The company had to face trials during its early years."
- undergo trials (collocation)
- To experience a process of testing or difficulty. — "The new software will undergo extensive trials before release."
- court trials (collocation)
- Legal proceedings that take place in a courtroom. — "The details of the court trials were reported in the news."
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