A trial is the presentation of information in a formal setting, usually a court. Trial may also refer to: An experiment, research study, or test Bernoulli trial, any experiment with two possible random outcomes Clinical trial, a medical research study Evaluation, e.g., of software products in a trial version Sea trial, the final stage of constructing and testing a ship People with the name MC Trials, an Australian hip hop MC with Funkoars Antoine Trial (1737–1795), a French tenor whose name is used to describe a certain type of tenor voice ('trial') Arts, entertainment, and media Games Mock Trial (card game), a 1910 card game invented by Lizzie Magie Trials (series), a platform racing video game series Trials (video game), a 2000 video game and the first in the above series Music Trial (album), a 2012 album by the Pillows Trial (band), an American political straight-edge hardcore band from Seattle, Washington Trials (band), an American heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois "Trial", scene 2 from the first act of Einstein on the Beach, composed by Philip Glass Not to be confused with "Trial/Prison", which is Act 3 and Scene 1. Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media Trial (film), a 1955 American film "Trial" (Batman: The Animated Series), a 1995 episode of Batman: The Animated Series Trial, a 1955 novel by Don Mankiewicz Trials (journal), an online open-access medical journal Law Bench trial, a trial in which a judge or panel of judges makes all decisions Brought to trial, to calendar a legal case for a hearing Civil trial, a trial governed by civil procedure, to settle lawsuits or civil claims (non-criminal disputes) Criminal trial, a trial governed by criminal procedure, aimed to achieve either the conviction or acquittal of the defendant Jury trial, or trial by jury, a lawful proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact Mock trial, an act or imitation trial similar to a moot court, that simulates a lower-court trial (while a moot court simulates an appellate court hearing) Trial by combat (also called wager of battle, trial by battle, or judicial duel), 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 Trial by ordeal, a trial by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to a painful