noun
1 in a court of law
ADJECTIVE
▪ fair , unfair
▪
The men claim they did not receive a fair ~.
▪ full
▪ criminal
▪ fraud , impeachment ( esp. AmE ), libel , murder , rape , etc.
▪
public opposition to the Clinton impeachment ~ in 1999
▪ court , jury
▪ Crown Court , High Court ( in the UK )
▪ federal , state (both esp. AmE )
▪ civil
▪ public
▪ show
▪
A series of show ~s of former senior officials
▪ summary ( esp. BrE )
▪
The rebels were brutally executed after summary ~s.
▪ controversial , notorious , sensational
VERB + TRIAL
▪ come to , face , go on , go to , stand
▪
He never came to ~ for the robbery.
▪
She died before the case came to ~.
▪
A man has gone on ~ accused of murdering his girlfriend.
▪ bring sb to , commit sb for ( BrE ), put sb on
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Four people had been arrested and committed for ~.
▪ await
▪
He is in prison awaiting ~ on drugs charges.
▪ get
▪
She does not believe she got a fair ~.
▪ attend
▪
As a journalist he attended every murder ~ of note.
▪ order
▪
The judge ordered a new ~ on the grounds that evidence had been withheld.
▪ hold
▪ adjourn ( esp. BrE )
▪ halt , stop
▪
The judge halted the ~ when it emerged witnesses had been threatened.
▪ tell ( BrE )
▪
The ~ was told that death threats had been made against him.
TRIAL + VERB
▪ proceed , take place
▪ begin , open
▪ continue , go on , resume
▪ collapse ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ collapsed after a key witness admitted lying.
TRIAL + NOUN
▪ attorney ( AmE ), court , judge , jury , lawyer
▪ verdict
▪ procedure , proceedings , process
▪ date
▪
A ~ date has been set for May 10.
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~
▪
More than a hundred witnesses gave evidence at the ~.
▪ during the ~
▪
The letters that were shown during his ~ turned out to be forgeries.
▪ on ~
▪
She is presently on ~ at the Old Bailey.
▪ without ~
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Opposition leaders had been jailed without ~.
▪ ~ by
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The president faces ~ by television tonight when he takes part in a live debate.
▪ ~ for
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She faces ~ for murder.
▪ ~ over
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Three people are to stand ~ over the deaths of a young couple.
2 act of testing sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ clinical , experimental , field
▪
If clinical ~s are successful the drug could be on the market early next year.
▪ human
▪
Human ~s of the vaccine could begin within two years.
▪ full-scale , large , large-scale
▪ ongoing
▪ controlled , double-blind , randomized
▪ free
▪
There's a 30-day free ~ of the software available.
▪
We've got this vacuum cleaner on ten days' free ~.
▪ speed ( BrE ), time ( both sports )
▪ Olympic
VERB + TRIAL
▪ carry out , conduct , do , hold
▪ complete
▪ take part in
▪ have ( BrE )
▪
He had a ~ with Chelsea when he was young.
TRIAL + VERB
▪ demonstrate sth , show sth
▪
The ~ showed a dramatic reduction in side effects.
▪ find sth
▪ involve sb/sth , use sth
▪
a ~ involving hundreds of patients
TRIAL + NOUN
▪ period
▪
She agreed to employ me for a ~ period.
▪ run
▪
They are treating this as a ~ run for their marathon later this month.
▪ data , results
▪ version
▪
You can download a free 30-day ~ version of the software.
▪ project ( esp. BrE ), scheme ( BrE )
▪ balloon (= sth that you say to find out what people think about it before you do it) ( AmE )
▪
The President may simply be floating a ~ balloon.
▪ game ( esp. BrE )
▪
Gates played his second ~ game in midfield.
▪ separation
▪
The couple agreed on a ~ separation.
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
▪
We had the machine on ~ for a week.
▪ under ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
A new stocktaking system is currently under ~ in the store.
PHRASES
▪ on a ~ basis
▪
The new system will be introduced on a ~ basis.
▪ ~ by fire ( figurative , esp. AmE )
▪
My first day at work was a ~ by fire.
▪ ~ and error
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We discovered the ideal mix of paint by ~ and error.
▪ a ~ of strength
▪
The dispute was regarded as a ~ of strength by the unions.
3 experience/person that causes difficulties
ADJECTIVE
▪ real
▪
She was a real ~ to her family at times.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
PHRASES
▪ ~s and tribulations
▪
the ~s and tribulations of married life