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TREYE-uh-l/ˈtraɪəl/

A trial is a court process to decide guilt, or a test of something new: a clinical trial; stand trial. Trail is a path (previous entries); try is the everyday verb (already in the dictionary). Quote the trial date, not a headline adjective. Mix-up: trail / try. Do not write trial for a final exam sitting.

Meaning

A court process to decide guilt, or a test of something new (a clinical trial).

Examples

• “Quote the trial date in the court report, not a headline adjective.”
• “A clinical trial still needs a control group, which is the test-of-a-treatment sense.”

Good to know

stand trial; a clinical / field trial; on trial. Trap: trail / try. Law, science, and news. A court case or a structured test, not a school exam.

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