trial In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. The tribunal, w ...

is the presentation of information in a formal setting, usually a court. Trial or Trials may also refer to:

Film

* ''The Trial'' (1948 film), an Austrian film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst and based on the Tiszaeszlár affair * ''Trial'' (film), a 1955 American film * ''The Trial'' (1962 film), a French-Italian-German film directed by Orson Welles and starring Anthony Perkins, based on the Kafka novel * ''The Trial'' (1993 film), a British film directed by David Hugh Jones and starring Kyle MacLachlan and Anthony Hopkins * ''The Trial'' (2006 film), a Peruvian film directed by Judith Vélez * ''The Trial'' (2009 film), an Irish documentary on the trial of Kosovo's former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj for war crimes * ''The Trial'' (2010 film), an American film directed by Gary Wheeler and based on the novel by Robert Whitlow * ''The Trial'' (2014 film), a Filipino film directed by Chito S. Rono * '' The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov'', a Polish-Czech-Estonian documentary film by Askold Kurov * ''The Trial'' (2023 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * ''The Trial'' (2025 film), a British television drama film directed by Michael Samuels from a screenplay by Mark Burt

Law

Bench trial A bench trial is a trial by judge, as opposed to a jury. The term applies most appropriately to any administrative hearing in relation to a summary offense to distinguish the type of trial. Many legal systems ( Roman, Islamic) use bench trials ...

Civil trial In law, a trial is a coming together of Party (law), parties to a :wikt:dispute, dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence (law), evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to Adjudication, adjudicate claims or di ...

Criminal trial Criminal procedure is the adjudication process of the criminal law. While criminal procedure differs dramatically by jurisdiction, the process generally begins with a formal criminal charge with the person on trial either being free on bail or ...

Jury trial A jury trial, or trial by jury, is a legal proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact. It is distinguished from a bench trial, in which a judge or panel of judges makes all decisions. Jury trials are increasingly used ...

Mock trial A mock trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisti ...

Trial at bar A trial at bar is a trial before two or more judges. The procedure was often used in cases which raised novel points of law or for high-profile trials. Among famous trials at bar are the trials of Sir Roger Casement and Dr Leander Starr Jameson. I ...

Trial by combat 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 witnesses or a confession in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the ...

Trial by ordeal Trial by ordeal was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused (called a "proband") was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. In medieval Europe, like ...

Literature

* ''

The Trial ''The Trial'' () is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously on 26 April 1925. One of his best-known works, it tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, wi ...

'', a 1925 novel by Franz Kafka *''Trial'', a 1955 novel by

Don Mankiewicz Don Martin Mankiewicz (January 20, 1922 – April 25, 2015) was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his novel ''Trial''. Early life Born in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of Sara (née Aaronson) and the screenwriter Herman J. M ...

Music

Bands

The Trial (Czech band) The TRIAL is a Czech music band that existed from 1988 to 1993. The band was found in Beroun (Czech Republic) from where their music spread through recordings, concerts and other media to whole Czechoslovakia. A musical genre of The TRIAL was c ...

, a 1990s synthpop band from the Czech Republic *

The Trial (German band) The Trial are an experimental German-Turkish-Swiss alternative-band, playing music somewhere in between rock, pop, new wave, industrial and several other styles. They are one of the groups that attracted attention for being "different" from wha ...

, a German-Turkish-Swiss alternative/experimental band *

Trial (San Francisco Bay Area band) Trial was an American post-punk band formed by Desmond Shea and John Borruso in Berkeley, California in 1982. In addition to Shea (bass) and Borruso (vocals), the initial lineup included Jason Ellish (drums) and Rob Noxious (guitar). Trial's raw s ...

, a post-punk band *

Trial (Seattle band) Trial was an American straight edge hardcore punk band based in Seattle, Washington, active from 1995 until 2000. They reunited for three reunion shows in Seattle, London, and Budapest in the fall of 2005, and were part of the Burning Fight Bo ...

, a political straight-edge hardcore band *

Trials (band) Trials was an American metal band who formed in Chicago in 2008. They played a blend of groove metal, thrash metal and metalcore and their music also has melodic and progressive elements. History Origins (2007–2011) Trials was originally ...

, an American heavy metal band

Albums

* ''Trial'' (album), a 2012 album by the Pillows

Songs

* "The Trial" (song), a song from the 1979 Pink Floyd album ''The Wall''

People

Trials (musician) Daniel Hendle Rankine (born 24 May 1983), known professionally as Trials, is an Ngarrindjeri rapper, songwriter, and record producer hailing from Adelaide, South Australia. In 2020, he signed to Island Records Australia and Universal Music Austr ...

(born 1983), Australian rapper and producer *

Antoine Trial Antoine Trial (13 October 1737, Avignon – 5 February 1795, Paris) was a French singer and actor. He was the younger brother of the musician Jean-Claude Trial (1732–1771) and husband of soprano Marie-Jeanne Milon, stage name Félicité Mandev ...

(1737–1795), French tenor

Research studies

Bernoulli trial In the theory of probability and statistics, a Bernoulli trial (or binomial trial) is a random experiment with exactly two possible outcomes, "success" and "failure", in which the probability of success is the same every time the experiment is ...

, any experiment with two possible random outcomes *

Clinical trial Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human subject research, human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel v ...

, a medical research study *

Sea trial A sea trial or trial trip is the testing phase of a watercraft (including boats, ships, and submarines). It is also referred to as a "shakedown cruise" by many naval personnel. It is usually the last phase of construction and takes place on op ...

, the final stage of constructing and testing a ship

Sports

Classic trials Classic trials, or colloquially mud plugging, is one of the oldest forms of rallying or off-roading, off-road motor sports, dating from the beginning of the 20th century. Originally, the challenge was just to complete a long (challenging) road cou ...

, motoring competitions *

Motorcycle trials Motorcycle trials, also known as observed trials, often called simply trial or trials, is a non-speed event on specialized motorcycles. The sport is most popular in the United Kingdom and Spain, though there are participants around the globe. Mo ...

Mountain bike trials Mountain bike trials, also known as observed trials, is a discipline of mountain biking in which the rider attempts to pass through an obstacle course without setting foot to ground. Derived from motorcycle trials, it originated in Catalonia, ...

Olympic trials Olympic trials are competitions held in certain sports to select teams' participants in those sports at the Olympic Games. History Before 1908, members of United States Olympic teams were selected without trials. The 1908 and 1912 teams were s ...

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

Unicycle trials Unicycle trials is a form of unicycling which involves participants attempting to ride a unicycle over obstacles without any part of the rider touching the ground. The obstacles traversed can be set up specifically for the purpose of unicycle tri ...

Television

* ''Trial'' (British TV series), a 1971 British TV series * ''The Trial'' (Italian TV series), a 2019 Italian TV series * ''The Trial'' (Indian TV series), a 2023 Indian TV series * ''Goliath'' (TV series), a 2015 Amazon Prime television series that was originally titled "Trial" but later renamed

Episodes

* "The Trial" (''Angel'') * "Trial" (''Batman: The Animated Series''), a 1995 episode of ''Batman: The Animated Series'' * "The Trial" (''The Colbys'') * "The Trial" (''Dilbert'') * "The Trial" (''Dynasty'' 1984) * "The Trial" (''Dynasty'' 1986) * "The Trial" (''Dynasty'' 1988) * "The Trial" (''My Name Is Earl'') * "The Trial" (''Recess'') * "The Trial" (''Rugrats'') * "The Trial" (''Steven Universe'') * "The Trial", an unproduced episode of ''

Invader Zim ''Invader Zim'' is an American animated science fiction horror comedy television series created by comic book writer and cartoonist Jhonen Vasquez for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the titular character Zim (voiced by Richard Steven Ho ...

Theatre

* ''

An Triail ''An Triail'' (; "The Trial") is a play written by the Irish playwright Máiréad Ní Ghráda. It starred poet and Sean-nós singing, sean-nós singer Caitlín Maude in its first performance in 1964 at the Damer Hall, Damer Theatre. Fionnula Fla ...

'', Irish-language play, unrelated to the Kafka novel * "Trial", scene 2 from the first act of ''

Einstein on the Beach ''Einstein on the Beach'' is an opera in four acts composed by Philip Glass with libretto in collaboration with Robert Wilson (director), Robert Wilson, who also designed and directed early productions. The opera eschews traditional narrative in ...

'', composed by Philip Glass * ''Der Prozeß'' (opera), a 1953 production with music by Gottfried von Einem and a libretto by Boris Blacher * ''The Trial'' (2014 opera), a 2014 production with music by Philip Glass and a libretto by Christopher Hampton

Other uses

* ''Trials'' (journal), an online open-access medical journal *

Trial (number) In linguistics, grammatical number is a feature of nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verb agreement that expresses count distinctions (such as "one", "two" or "three or more"). English and many other languages present number categories of singular ...

, a grammatical number referring to 'three items' * ''The Trial'' (painting), a 1947 painting by Sidney Nolan * ''Trial'' (ship), several ships * ''Trials'' (series), a platform racing video game series and the first game in the series