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1Trial (sport) — Trial may refer to the following types of competitions.*Time trials *Car or motor trial(s), motoring competitions of skill and/or reliability *Motorcycle Trials, an obstacle motorcycle competition *Bike trials riding, an obstacle bicycle… …
2trial — [[t]tra͟ɪ͟əl[/t]] ♦♦ trials 1) N VAR A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime. New evidence showed the police lied at the trial... He s awaiting… …
3trial(s) of Jesus — Long before the end of Jesus life there had been conflicts with Jewish religious leaders over Sabbath observance and in connection with miracles of healing [[➝ healings]] (Mark 3:6). Traps for him were set and it is not therefore a surprise to… …
4Trial Islands, British Columbia — The Trial Islands are a group of islands located off the south eastern tip of Vancouver Island off Victoria, part of the municipality of Oak Bay. The islands form the Trial Islands Ecological Reserve and entry outside designated zones is… …
5trial piece — noun : something made as a specimen: as a. : a coin struck for testing a die often in a different metal and on a different size planchet from that used for the actual coin b. : a carving done to test an artist s skill or conception found… …
6Mock trial — A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of… …
7field trial — noun 1. a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑field test • Derivationally related forms: ↑field test (for: ↑field test) • Hypern …
8field trial — noun 1》 a field test. 2》 a competition for gun dogs to test their levels of skill and training …
9competition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See contention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of competing] Syn. rivalry, contention, contest, striving, strife, struggle, emulation, vying, controversy, coping with, opposition, pairing off, meeting …
10John Diamond (dancer) — John Diamond (aka Jack or Johnny) (1823 ndash; 1857) was an Irish American [Hill and Hatch 99.] dancer and blackface minstrel performer. Diamond entered show business at age 17 and soon came to the attention of circus promoter P. T. Barnum. In… …
