trial by jury

:  the formal examination before a competent tribunal of the matter in issue in a civil or criminal cause in order to determine such issue

:  the action or process of trying or putting to the proof :  test

:  a preliminary contest (as in a sport)

:  of, relating to, or used in a trial

:  made or done as a test or experiment

:  used or tried out in a test or experiment

:  a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them

:  a body of persons legally selected and sworn to inquire into any matter of fact and to give their verdict according to the evidence

:  a committee for judging and awarding prizes at a contest or exhibition

:  improvised for temporary use especially in an emergency :  makeshift