Hearing vs. Trial

Hearingadjective

Able to hear.

Hearingnoun

(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.

Hearingnoun

(countable) The act by which something is heard.

Hearingnoun

(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.

Hearingnoun

A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.

Hearingnoun

A scolding.

Hearingnoun

The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.

Hearingnoun

Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.

Hearingnoun

A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.

Hearingnoun

Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.

Hearingnoun

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

Hearingnoun

an opportunity to state your case and be heard;

Hearingnoun

the range within which a voice can be heard;

Hearingnoun

the act of hearing attentively;

Hearingnoun

a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken;

Hearingnoun

the ability to hear; the auditory faculty;

Hearingadjective

able to perceive sound

Hearing

Hearing, or auditory perception, is the ability to perceive sounds by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the surrounding medium through time, through an organ such as the ear. The academic field concerned with hearing is auditory science.

Trialnoun

An opportunity to test something out; a test.

Trialnoun

Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.

Trialnoun

A difficult or annoying experience.

Trialnoun

A tryout to pick members of a team.

Trialnoun

(ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.

Trialnoun

(UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.

Trialadjective

Pertaining to a trial or test.

Trialadjective

Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.

Trialadjective

Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.

Trialadjective

Triple.

Trialadjective

(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See Ambai language for an example.)

Trialverb

To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.

Trialverb

To try out (a new player) in a sports team.

Trialnoun

The act of trying or testing in any manner.

Trialnoun

Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.

Trialnoun

The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.

Trialnoun

The act of testing by experience; proof; test.

Trialnoun

That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.

Trialnoun

Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.

Trialnoun

The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.

Trialnoun

(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal;

Trialnoun

the act of testing something;

Trialnoun

(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications;

Trialnoun

(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law;

Trialnoun

trying something to find out about it;

Trialnoun

an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;

Trialnoun

the act of undergoing testing;

Trialnoun

a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings

Trialnoun

a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something

Trialnoun

a sports match to test the ability of players eligible for selection to a team

Trialnoun

a test of individual ability on a motorcycle over rough ground or on a road.

Trialnoun

an event in which horses, dogs, or other animals compete or perform

Trialnoun

a person, experience, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance

Trialverb

test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance

Trialverb

(of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials

Trial

In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court.