plural of trial de novo

A trial held for appearance's sake, but for which the verdict is predetermined; especially when the verdict is "guilty", and the purpose of the trial is to make an example of the accused.

The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.

(law) A trial by judge as opposed to a trial by jury.

(cycling, motor racing) An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.

(law) An archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove his innocence by his survival of physically painful tests.

(law) A legal process in which the guilt or liability of a party is determined by a jury, a group of citizens selected from the local population.

A staged trial, running in parallel with a real one that is thought to be politically motivated or otherwise rigged, in which the truth can be made public.

An empirical test of the suitability or effectiveness of a method or thing by running it at least once.

plural of trial run