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try vt tried, try·ing [Anglo-French trier to choose, sort, ascertain, examine judicially, from Old French, to choose, sort]1: to examine or investigate judiciallyno fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law — U.S. Constitution amend. VIIin all actions tried upon the facts without a jury — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 52(a)2: to conduct the trial of: put on trialif...the judge before whom the defendant has been tried is unable to perform the duties to be performed by the court after a verdict or finding of guilt — Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 25(b)3: to participate as lawyer or counsel in the trial of: bring to trial on behalf of a clientwas unqualified to try death penalty cases
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(attempt) verb
aim, aspire, conari, endeavor, exert oneself, make an effort, put forth effort, seek, strain, strive, tackle, take a chance, temptare, test, undertake, venture
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(conduct a trial) verb
adjudge, adjudicate, cognoscere, consider, decide, deliberate, examine, examine judicially, hear a case, hear a cause, iudicare, judge, legally determine, pronounce, rule, sit in judgment
associated concepts: try a case before a judge, try a case before a jury
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adjudicate, adopt, attempt, check (inspect), endeavor (noun), endeavor (verb), exert, harrow, harry (harass), hear (give a legal hearing), judge, pursuit (effort to secure), resort, strive, test, undertake
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To examine a case in a judicial trial; to subject a criminal suspect to a trial.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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v. To judiciously examine both sides of a dispute and to come to an equitable solution by virtue of a trial.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To litigate a legal controversy; to argue a lawsuit in court as an attorney; to sit in the role of a judge or jury to investigate and decide upon questions of law (See question of law) and fact presented in such an action.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To litigate a legal controversy; to argue a lawsuit in court as an attorney; to sit in the role of a judge or jury to investigate and decide upon questions of law and fact presented in such an action.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.