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Trial vs. Appellate — What's the Difference?

Trial vs. Appellate — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Trial and Appellate

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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.

Appellate

Of or relating to the review of a decision of a lower court by a higher court.

Trial

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings
The editor was summoned to stand trial for libel
The newspaper accounts of the trial

Appellate

That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.

Trial

A test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something
Clinical trials must establish whether the new hip replacements are working
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Appellate

Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals.

Trial

A person, experience, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance
The trials and tribulations of married life

Appellate

A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See Appellee.

Trial

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance
Teachers all over the UK are trialling the materials

Appellate

Of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals);
Appellate court

Trial

(of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials
The pup trialled on Saturday

Trial

A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury
The case is expected to go to trial.

Trial

An instance of such a proceeding
The trial of Socrates.

Trial

The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof
A trial of one's faith.

Trial

An instance of such testing, especially as part of a series of tests or experiments
A clinical trial of a drug.

Trial

An effort or attempt
Succeeded on the third trial.

Trial

A state of pain or anguish that tests patience, endurance, or belief
"the fiery trial through which we pass" (Abraham Lincoln).

Trial

A trying, troublesome, or annoying person or thing
The child was a trial to his parents.

Trial

A preliminary competition or test to determine qualifications, as in a sport.

Trial

Of, relating to, or used in a trial.

Trial

Attempted or advanced on a provisional or experimental basis
A married couple on a trial separation.

Trial

Made or done in the course of a trial or test.

Trial

An opportunity to test something out; a test.
They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.

Trial

Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.

Trial

A difficult or annoying experience, such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety
That boy was a trial to his parents.

Trial

A tryout to pick members of a team.
Soccer trials

Trial

(ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.

Trial

(UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.

Trial

Pertaining to a trial or test.

Trial

Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.

Trial

Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.

Trial

Triple.

Trial

(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See Ambai language for an example.)
No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.

Trial

To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.

Trial

To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.

Trial

The act of trying or testing in any manner.

Trial

Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.
[I] defy thee to the trial of mortal fight.

Trial

The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings.

Trial

The act of testing by experience; proof; test.
Repeated trials of the issues and events of actions.

Trial

That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.
Every station is exposed to some trials.

Trial

Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.

Trial

The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.

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

Trial

The act of testing something;
In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
He called each flip of the coin a new trial

Trial

(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications;
The trials for the semifinals began yesterday

Trial

(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law;
He had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty

Trial

Trying something to find out about it;
A sample for ten days free trial
A trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain

Trial

An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;
His mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him
Life is full of tribulations
A visitation of the plague

Trial

The act of undergoing testing;
He survived the great test of battle
Candidates must compete in a trial of skill

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