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{ "term": "trial", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if somebody accused of a crime is guilty or not", "sensetop": "on trial", "labels": "(especially North American English)(especially US English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(figurative)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **murder/criminal trial**" }, { "text": "He's on trial for murder.", "contextForm": "on trial" }, { "text": "She will **stand trial/go on trial** for fraud." }, { "text": "He should have been arrested and **put on trial**." }, { "text": "He **was facing trial** on a murder charge." }, { "text": "The men were arrested but not **brought to trial**." }, { "text": "She **is awaiting trial** on corruption charges." }, { "text": "He did not receive a **fair trial**." }, { "text": "the right to **trial by jury**" }, { "text": "She was detained without trial." }, { "text": "a **trial judge/lawyer/court**" }, { "text": "She became a key witness in the trial." }, { "text": "They will lose their right to a **jury trial**." }, { "text": "A series of show trials of former senior officials of the ousted regime took place." }, { "text": "A trial date has been set for May 10." }, { "text": "More than a hundred witnesses gave evidence at the trial." }, { "text": "Opposition leaders had been jailed without trial." }, { "text": "She faces trial for murder." }, { "text": "The judge halted the trial when it emerged witnesses had been threatened." }, { "text": "The judge ordered a new trial on the grounds that evidence had been withheld." }, { "text": "The letters that were shown during his trial turned out to be forgeries." }, { "text": "The rebels were brutally executed after summary trials." }, { "text": "The trial collapsed after a key prosecution witness admitted lying." }, { "text": "The president faces trial by television tonight when he takes part in a live debate." }, { "text": "The case never came to trial." }, { "text": "He will go to trial on charges of robbery and assault." }, { "text": "Parker was committed for trial yesterday at Southwark Crown Court." }, { "text": "A trial date will be set for sometime in the spring." } ], "topics": ["Law and justice"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["fair", "unfair", "full"], "verb + trial": ["come to", "face", "go on"], "trial + verb": ["proceed", "take place", "begin"], "trial + noun": ["attorney", "court", "judge"], "preposition": ["at the trial", "during the trial", "on trial"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the process of testing the ability, quality or performance of somebody/something, especially before you make a final decision about them", "sensetop": "on trial", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **field/randomized/controlled trial**" }, { "text": "Australia and the US have **conducted** joint **trials** of the drone." }, { "text": "She agreed to employ me for **a trial period**." }, { "text": "We had the machine on trial for a week.", "contextForm": "on trial" }, { "text": "The system was introduced **on a trial basis** for one month." }, { "text": "a trial separation *(= of a couple whose marriage is in difficulties)*" }, { "text": "a trial of strength *(= a contest to see who is stronger)*" }, { "text": "A new stocktaking system is currently under trial at the supermarket." }, { "text": "There's a 30-day free trial of the software available." }, { "text": "Human trials of the vaccine could begin within two years." }, { "text": "The trial showed a dramatic reduction in side effects." }, { "text": "a trial involving hundreds of patients" }, { "text": "Scientists have reported encouraging results in trials of the new GM rice." } ], "topics": ["Scientific research"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["clinical", "experimental", "field"], "verb + trial": ["carry out", "conduct", "do"], "trial + verb": [ "demonstrate something", "show something", "find something" ], "trial + noun": ["period", "run", "data"], "preposition": ["on trial", "under trial"], "phrases": ["on a trial basis", "trial by fire", "trial and error"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a competition or series of tests to find the best players for a sports team or an important event", "labels": "North American English also", "examples": [ { "text": "Olympic trials" }, { "text": "He had a trial with Chelsea when he was young." }, { "text": "As a teenager, he had trials for several top clubs." }, { "text": "She just missed selection when she came third in the trials." }, { "text": "Gates played his second trial game in midfield." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["clinical", "experimental", "field"], "verb + trial": ["carry out", "conduct", "do"], "trial + verb": [ "demonstrate something", "show something", "find something" ], "trial + noun": ["period", "run", "data"], "preposition": ["on trial", "under trial"], "phrases": ["on a trial basis", "trial by fire", "trial and error"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "an event at which animals compete or perform", "examples": [ { "text": "horse trials" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "an experience or a person that causes difficulties for somebody", "sensetop": "trial to somebody", "labels": "(figurative)", "examples": [ { "text": "the **trials and tribulations** of married life" }, { "text": "She was a sore trial to her family at times.", "contextForm": "trial to somebody" }, { "text": "My first day at work was a **trial by fire**." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["real"], "preposition": ["trial to"], "phrases": ["trials and tribulations"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the process of solving a problem by trying various methods until you find a method that is successful", "examples": [ { "text": "Children learn to use computer programs **by trial and error**." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈtraɪəl/", "audio": "tr/trial/trial__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈtraɪəl/", "audio": "tr/trial/trial__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, or from medieval Latin triallum. The verb dates from the 1980s." }