Court hearing

noun

1. The formal examination before a competent tribunal of the matter in issue in a civil or criminal cause in order to determine such issue
2. The action or process of trying or putting to the proof test
3. A preliminary contest (as in a sport)
4. A tryout or experiment to test quality, value, or usefulness compare clinical trial
5. One of a number of repetitions of an experiment
6. A test of faith, patience, or stamina through subjection to suffering or temptation
7. Attempt

adjective

1. Of, relating to, or used in a trial
2. Made or done as a test or experiment
3. Used or tried out in a test or experiment

verb

1. To test the functioning, value, or usefulness of (something)

   "In 2014, Germany trialed a copyright law granting publishers licensing fees for quoted content."

noun

1. A finding out of the best way to reach a desired result or a correct solution by trying out one or more ways or means and by noting and eliminating errors or causes of failure

noun

1. A list of the debit and credit balances of accounts in a double-entry ledger at a given date prepared primarily to test their equality

noun

1. A project or scheme tentatively announced in order to test public opinion

noun

1. The court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court

noun

1. A person appointed to hold hearings and to investigate and report facts sometimes with recommendations to an administrative or quasi-judicial agency or tribunal

noun

1. One set up as an opponent for a champion in trial competitions or workouts

noun

1. A jury impaneled to try a cause petit jury