trial
Definitions
General English
- noun the act of testing something
Agriculture
- noun a test carried out to see if something works well
Banking
- noun a court case to judge a person accused of a crime
- noun a test to see if something is good
- verb to test a product to see how good it is
Construction
- Term commonly applied to an action in a court of law.
Health Economics
(written as Trial)
Trials are generally tests of the efficacy of public health or interventions that may or may not be clinical but in which an experimental and a control group are compared.
- noun a test of somebody or something to see if they are suitable for a particular situation
Law
- noun a criminal or civil court case heard before a judge
Medical
- noun a process of testing something such as a drug or treatment to see how effective it is, especially before allowing it to be used generally
- verb to test something as part of a trial
Sports
- noun a sports competition or preliminary test to select candidates for a later competition
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