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A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...

• trial (law), the presentation of information in a formal setting, usually a court
  • jury trial
  • bench trial
  • trial by ordeal
• A Bernoulli trial is any experiment with two possible random outcomes.
• motorcycle trial, a kind of competition
• bike trials riding, a kind of competition
• trial grammatical number, in linguistics, a grammatical form which signifies that there are three of something
• The Trial, a novel by Franz Kafka
• The Trial, a song in the Pink Floyd album The Wall.
• Trial (1955 film)
• Trial (1969 film)

In legal parlance, a trial is an event in which parties to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute. ... A jury trial is a trial in which the judge of the facts, as opposed to the judge of the law, is a jury, made up of citizens who are usually randomly selected and are generally not legal professionals. ... A bench trial in the U.S. is a trial before a judge in which the defendant has waived his/her right to a jury trial. ... Trial by ordeal is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to a painful task. ... In the theory of probability and statistics, a Bernoulli trial is an experiment whose outcome is random and can be either of two possible outcomes, called success and failure. ... A motorcycle trial (also referred to as observed trials) is a non speed event on specialist motorcycles. ... Bicycle trial rider Bike trials is a form of offroad cycling derived from motorcycle trials where one slowly negotiates man-made and natural obstacles. ... In linguistics, the trial grammatical number is a grammatical number referring to three things, as opposed to singular and plural. Trial linguistic structures do not exist in English, nor do dual numbers. ... The Trial book cover The Trial (German Der Prozess) is a surreal novel by Franz Kafka about a character named Joseph K., who awakens one morning and, for reasons never revealed, is arrested and subjected to the rigours of the judicial process for an unspecified crime. ... The Trial is a track from the massive and critically acclaimed concept album The Wall, by Pink Floyd. ... Pink Floyd (formed in 1965 in Cambridge, England) is a British rock band, noted for their progressive compositions, thoughtful lyrics, sonic experimentation, cover art and elaborate live shows. ... The Wall is a rock opera and concept album by Pink Floyd. ... Trial is a 1955 film with Arthur Kennedy. ...

See also

• trial and error