Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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trial | Yes | No | No | No |
Scopes trial | Yes | No | No | No |
trial (noun) | Scopes trial (noun) |
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the act of testing something | a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed |
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law | |
the act of undergoing testing | |
trying something to find out about it | |
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | |
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications |