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  • 1trial — [adj] experimental balloon, exploratory, pilot, preliminary, probationary, provisional, tentative, test, testing; concepts 548,560 Ant. definite, known, proven trial [n1] test analysis, assay, attempt, audition, check, crack*, dry run*, effort,… …

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  • 2trial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. test, experiment, probation, hearing; hardship, ordeal; cross, tribulation, affliction; effort, attempt. See adversity, inquiry, lawsuit, punishment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tentative, test, trial …

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  • 3Trial by combat — 1540s depiction of a 1409 judicial combat in Augsburg (Paulus Hector Mair, Munich cod. icon. 393) Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of… …

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  • 4bear — 1 verb past tense bore past participle borne (T) 1 can t bear a) to dislike something or someone so much that they make you very annoyed or impatient: Oh, I can t bear that man he really irritates me! | I just can t bear that kind of selfishness …

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  • 5Trial of Satanta and Big Tree — The Trial of Satanta and Big Tree occurred in July 1871 in the town of Jacksboro in Jack County, Texas, Texas, United States. This historic trial of Native American War Chiefs of the Kiowa Indians Satanta and Big Tree for the murder of seven… …

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  • 6Bear Mountain (Hudson Highlands) — Infobox Mountain Name = Bear Mountain Photo = Bear Mountain, Hudson Highlands, New York.jpg Caption = Bear Mountain from Long Mountain Elevation = 1,284 feet (391 m) Location = New York, USA Range = Hudson Highlands Prominence = Coordinates =… …

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  • 7trial — 1. noun 1) the trial is expected to last several weeks Syn: court case, case, assize, lawsuit, suit, hearing, inquiry, tribunal, litigation, legal proceedings, judicial proceedings, proceedings, legal action; court martial; appeal, retrial …

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  • 8Trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus — The trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus was the event that instigated the Dreyfus Affair, a political scandal which divided France during the 1890s and early 1900s. It involved the wrongful conviction of Dreyfus, a Jewish military officer, for …

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  • 9trial — n 1. hearing, inquisition, inquiry; investigation, examination, review, scrutiny; study, analysis. 2. experimentation, trial and error, hit and miss, process of elimination; test procedure, operation, Inf. pilot. 3. attempt, effort, essay,… …

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  • 10bear witness — give testimony, act as a witness in a trial …

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