Another word for trial

trial
modif.
tentative, test, trial balloon, preliminary, probationary, temporary; see also experimental.
trial
n.
An effort to learn the truth
analysis, test, examination; see experiment 1.
A case at law
suit, lawsuit, fair hearing, hearing, action, case, contest, indictment, legal proceedings, claim, cross-examination, litigation, counterclaim, replevin, arraignment, prosecution, citation, court action, judicial contest, seizure, assumpsit, bill of divorce, habeas corpus, court-martial, impeachment, rap*, try*, court clash*.
An ordeal
suffering, severe test, ordeal, crucible, tribulation, affliction, trying experience, misfortune, heavy blow, annoyance, bother, irritant, nuisance, headache*, pain*; see also affliction. See syn. study at affliction.
in litigation, at law, before the bar, before a judge, before a jury, indicted, being tried.
on a trial basis, on approval, for a trial period, being tested, under consideration, not yet accepted;
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Another word for trial

The examination and deciding upon evidence, charges, and claims in court:
hearing. See lawA procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality:
assay, essay, proof, test, tryout. See investigateAn operation employed to resolve an uncertainty:
experiment, experimentation, test. See investigateA trying to do or make something:
attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, try. (Informal) shot. (Slang) take. (Archaic) assay. See tryA state of pain or anguish that tests one's resiliency and character:
crucible, ordeal, tribulation, visitation. See easySomething hard to bear physically or emotionally:
affliction, burden1, cross, tribulation. See heavy, overOne that makes another totally miserable by causing sharp pain and irritation:
thorn. (Informal) pain. Idioms: pain in the neck, thorn in the flesh (or side). See pain
Constituting a tentative model for future experiment or development:
experimental, pilot, test. See start
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