ADJ
- fair
- The men claim they did not receive a fair trial
- unfair
- full
- criminal
- fraud, murder, rape
- jury
- crown court, high court, supreme court
- civil
- public
- show
- A series of show trials of former senior officials of the ousted regime took place
- summary
- The rebels were brutally executed after summary trials
- controversial, notorious, sensational
VERB + TRIAL
- come to, face, go on, go to, stand
- He never came to trial for the robbery. She died before the case came to trial. A man has gone on trial accused of murdering his girlfriend
- bring sb to, commit sb for, put sb on
- Four people had been arrested and committed for trial
- await
- He is in prison awaiting trial on drugs charges
- attend
- As a journalist he attended every murder trial of note
- order
- The judge ordered a new trial on the grounds that evidence had been withheld
- adjourn
- halt, stop
- The judge halted the trial when it emerged witnesses had been threatened
- tell (in a news report)
- Murder trial told of horrific attack
TRIAL + VERB
- proceed, take place
- begin, open
- continue, resume
- collapse
- The trial collapsed after a key prosecution witness admitted lying
TRIAL + NOUN
- court, judge, jury, lawyer
- verdict
- procedure, proceedings, process
PREP
- at the ~
- More than a hundred witnesses gave evidence at the trial
- during the ~
- The letters that were shown during his trial turned out to be forgeries
- on ~
- She is presently on trial at the Old Bailey
- without ~
- Opposition leaders had been jailed without trial
- ~ by
- The president faces trial by television tonight when he takes part in a live debate
- ~ for
- She faces trial for murder
- ~ over
- Three people are to stand trial over the deaths of a young couple
ADJ
- clinical, experimental, field
- If clinical trials are successful the drug could be on the market early next year
- full-scale, large-scale
- controlled, double-blind, randomized
- free, home
- We've got this vacuum cleaner on ten days' free trial
- speed
- Olympic, rowing, soccer, etc.
VERB + TRIAL
- carry out, conduct
- take part in
- have
- He had a trial with Chelsea when he was young
TRIAL + VERB
- show sth
- The trial showed a dramatic reduction in side effects
TRIAL + NOUN
- period
- She agreed to employ me for a trial period
- run
- They are treating the trip as a trial run for their 500-mile sponsored ride later this month
- data, results
- project, scheme
- game
- separation
- The couple agreed on a trial separation
PREP
- under ~
- A new stocktaking system is currently under trial at the supermarket
PHRASES
- on a trial basis
- The new system will be introduced on a trial basis
- trial and error
- We discovered the ideal mix of paint by trial and error
- a trial of strength
- The dispute was regarded as a trial of strength by the unions
ADJ
- sore
- She was a sore trial to her family at times
PHRASES
- trials and tribulations
- the trials and tribulations of married life