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trial

 
 
/traɪəl/ noun [C, U]

Translation

LAW a legal process to decide if someone is guilty of a crime
yargılama, duruşma, mahkeme
The two men are now on trial for attempted murder. He will be taken to the US to stand trial.692
TEST a test of something new to find out if it is safe, works correctly, etc
deneme, tecrübe
The drug is currently undergoing clinical trials.2113
trial and error a way of learning the best way to do something by trying different methods
deneme/sınama yanılma
There aren't any instructions with it - it's just a matter of trial and error.18602113
(Definition of trial noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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