stupid[ stoo-pid ] lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.

TRIAL [ TRAHY-UHL, TRAHYL ] NOUN. LAW. THE EXAMINATION BEFORE A JUDICIAL TRIBUNAL OF THE FACTS PUT IN ISSUE IN A CAUSE, OFTEN INCLUDING ISSUES OF LAW AS WELL AS THOSE OF FACT. THE DETERMINATION OF A PERSON'S GUILT OR INNOCENCE BY DUE PROCESS OF LAW. HEARING [ HEER-ING ] NOUN. LAW. AN INSTANCE OR A SESSION IN WHICH TESTIMONY AND ARGUMENTS ARE PRESENTED, ESPECIALLY BEFORE AN OFFICIAL, AS A JUDGE IN A LAWSUIT. A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE BASIC EVIDENCE AND CHARGES BY A MAGISTRATE TO DETERMINE WHETHER CRIMINAL PROCEDURES, A TRIAL, ETC., ARE JUSTIFIED; TO DETERMINE