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According to WordNet, the noun "trial" has 6 sense(s).
107372959 an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague".
100791078 the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial".
101195867 (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial".