#trial (law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
supertype: #judicial_proceeding__proceeding__legal_proceeding__legalproceeding__proceedings__proceeding (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
subtype: #mistrial #retrial
part: #plea an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
part: #prosecution the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant
part: #defence__denial__demurrer a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
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