Encyclopedia - Trial: Encyclopedia - Trial
A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard. trial (la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moscow Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Moscow Trials - Evaluation Of Trials
Most Western observers who attended the trials said that they were fair and that the guilt of the accused had been established. They base...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moscow Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Moscow Trials - Details
Moscow Trials - First Moscow Trial Trial of the Sixteen. The first trial was held from August 19 to August 24, 1936; the principal defe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Trial
The original prosecutors were Scopes' friends, Herbert E. and Sue K. Hicks, a pair of brothers who were local attorneys (the latter was n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Trial
The original prosecutors were Scopes' friends, Herbert E. and Sue K. Hicks, a pair of brothers who were local attorneys (the latter was n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malmédy Massacre Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Malmédy Massacre Trial - Trial
The Malmédy massacre trial was held before the Dachau International Military Tribunal. 74 soldiers of the regiment 1. SS-Panzerdivision ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bench Trial: Encyclopedia - Bench Trial
A bench trial in the U.S. is a trial before a judge in which the right to a jury trial has been waived by the necessary parties. In the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Trial: Encyclopedia - Civil Trial
A civil trial is a trial between private parties carried out to resolve a dispute between the parties. The term is distinguished from cri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal Trial: Encyclopedia - Animal Trial
Animal trials were first officially implemented during the 15th century for the purpose of convicting animals, perceived to be affiliated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witch Trial: Encyclopedia - Witch Trial
} The term witch trial generally refers a legal action taken during a period in European history from around 1450 to the mid-18th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernoulli Trial: Encyclopedia - Bernoulli Trial
In the theory of probability and statistics, a Bernoulli trial is an experiment whose outcome is random and can be either of two possible...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinical Trial: Encyclopedia - Clinical Trial
In medicine, a clinical trial (synonyms: clinical studies, research protocols, medical research) is a research study. Clinical trial - Ty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin On Trial: Encyclopedia - Darwin On Trial
Darwin on Trial (ISBN 0830813241) is a controversial 1991 book by the University of California, Berkeley law professor Phillip E. Johnson...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bike Trials Riding: Encyclopedia - Bike Trials Riding
Bike trials is a form of offroad cycling derived from motorcycle trials where one slowly negotiates man-made and natural obstacles. It or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccine Trial: Encyclopedia - Vaccine Trial
Vaccine trial - Methodology. A basic trial might involve forming two groups from a random sample of the target population. One group re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 Trial Of Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia - 2005 Trial Of Michael Jackson
In 2005, Michael Jackson went to trial on child molestation charges. The alleged victim was a boy, Gavin Arvizo, referred to as "The Accu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jury Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Jury Trial - The Role Of Jury Trials
Some jurisdictions with jury trials allow the defendant to waive their right to a jury trial, this leading to a bench trial. Jury trials ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maxi Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Maxi Trial - The Trial
After several years of planning, the trial began on February 10, 1986. The presiding judge was Alfonso Giordano, flanked by two other jud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witch Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Witch Trial - History
Witch trial - Early Trials. Though formal witch trials are distinct to Europe and the Americas during a specific historical period, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witch Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Witch Trial - Proceedings
Witch trial - Authorities. Both civil ecclesiastical authorities participated in witch trials. Trials occurred in Roman Catholic and Pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jury Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Jury Trial - History Of Jury Trials
Juries were developed at least as early as the Dark Ages in England. The Anglo-Saxons passed on the system to the modern age; however, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial By Combat: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial By Combat - A Trial From 1583
The last trial by combat under the authority of an English monarch is thought to have taken place during the reign of Elizabeth I, in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinical Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinical Trial - Types Of Clinical Trials
The most commonly performed clinical trials evaluate new drugs, medical devices, biologics, or other interventions to patients in strictl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - The Trial - Plot Synopsis By Chapter
The Trial - The Arrest - Conversation with Frau Grubach then Fräulein Bürstner. On the morning of his thirtieth birthday, a junior ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - The Trial - Evaluation
The Trial is a chilling story that maintains a constant, relentless atmosphere of unease, right up to the brutal ending. Superficially th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial And Conviction Of Dreyfus: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial And Conviction Of Dreyfus - The Trial
The case began on December 19, 1894 at Cherche-Midi, and lasted four days. The court was composed of seven judges, none of them an artill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rivonia Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Rivonia Trial - Charges
Charges were: recruiting persons for training in the preparation and use of explosives and in guerrilla warfare for the purpose of viole...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - The Trial - Plot Synopsis By Chapter
The Trial - The Arrest - Conversation with Frau Grubach then Fräulein Bürstner. On the morning of his thirtieth birthday, a junior ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - The Trial - Evaluation
The Trial is a chilling story that maintains a constant, relentless atmosphere of unease, right up to the brutal ending. Superficially th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial Law - Types Of Trial Divided By The Finder Of Fact
Where the trial is held solely before a judge, it is called a bench trial. Where the trial is held before a group of disinterested member...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuremberg Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuremberg Trials - Origin Of The Trials
Recently released papers from the British War Cabinet have shown that, as early as December 1942, they had discussed their policy for the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Show Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Show Trial - Moscow Trials
Show trials were a cornerstone of Joseph Stalin's regime. The Moscow Trials of the Great Purge period in the Soviet Union give pre-eminen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinical Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinical Trial - Phases
Drug clinical trials are commonly classified into four phases, and the drug-development process will normally proceed through all four st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rivonia Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Rivonia Trial - Arrests
Arrested were: Walter Sisulu Govan Mbeki Raymond Mhlaba Andrew Mlangeni Elias Motsoaledi, trade union and ANC member Ahmed Kathrada Denn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin On Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Darwin On Trial - Introduction
Johnson, an evangelical Christian and "an academic lawyer with a specialty in analyzing the logic of arguments and identifying the assump...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuremberg Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuremberg Trials - Origin Of The Trials
By 1944, victory for the Allies had become inevitable. Advocate groups (who had received detailed information regarding Nazi plans of mas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuremberg Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuremberg Trials - Endnotes
1 Conquest, Robert The Great Terror A Reassessment London: Oxford University Press page 92. 2 Bauer, Eddy The Marshall Cavendish Illustra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial Of Socrates: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial Of Socrates - Socrates' Trial Described By His Contemporaries
The first Tetralogy of dialogues by Plato has the trial and execution of Socrates as central theme: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinical Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinical Trial - Phases
Pharmaceutical clinical trials are commonly classified into four phases, and the drug-development process will normally proceed through a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuremberg Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuremberg Trials - Origin Of The Trials
By 1944, victory for the Allies had become inevitable. Advocate groups (who had received detailed information regarding Nazi plans of mas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin On Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Darwin On Trial - Overview
Johnson, begins by recounting Edwards v. Aguillard, a US Supreme Court case regarding a Louisiana law requiring the teaching of "creation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin On Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Darwin On Trial - Criticisms
Critics suggest that Johnson is neither impartial nor open-minded. Evolution is accepted by the vast majority of the scientific community...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - The Trial - Relations Between The Trial And Crime And Punishment
In 1983 Guillermo Sánchez Trujillo, professor of UNAULA ("Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana" of Medellín, Colombia), decided to ret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainhill Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainhill Trials - Competition
Locomotives were run two or three per day, and several tests for each locomotive were performed over the course of several days. Cycloped...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - The Trial - Relations Between The Trial And Crime And Punishment
In 1983 Guillermo Sánchez Trujillo, professor of UNAULA ("Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana" of Medellín, Colombia), decided to ret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witch Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Witch Trial - Number Of Executions
As mentioned earlier, estimates of the number of men, women, and children executed for participating in witchcraft vary wildly depending ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Einsatzgruppen Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Einsatzgruppen Trial - Defendants
Note 1: Rasch had to be removed from the courtroom during the arraignment due to his poor health; he was arraigned separately on Septembe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial Of The Sixteen: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial Of The Sixteen - History
In February 1945 the Government Delegate together with most members of the Council of National Unity and the C-i-C of the Armia Krajowa w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sheepdog Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Sheepdog Trial - History
Sheep dog trials of some sort or another have probably occurred at agricultural fairs and shows for centuries. The present form is though...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bike Trials Riding: Encyclopedia Ii - Bike Trials Riding - Types Of Bike Trials
Currently there are two regulated types of competition ruling, enforced by the UCI and BIU. Bike trials riding - UCI. Within UCI ruling...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Massie Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Massie Trial - Background
Grace Hubbard Fortescue was granddaughter of Gardiner Hubbard, the first president of Bell Telephone. Her marriage to Major Granville "Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jury Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Jury Trial - The United States
In the United States every person accused of a felony has a constitutional right to a trial by jury, which arises from the 6th amendment ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jury Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Jury Trial - The United States
In the United States every person accused of a felony has a constitutional right to a trial by jury, which arises from the 6th amendment ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trials Of Saddam Hussein: Encyclopedia Ii - Trials Of Saddam Hussein - Pre-trial Events
The London-based Arab-language daily newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported in early May 2005, that during a meeting with Donald Rumsfeld, "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jury Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Jury Trial - Pros And Cons
In countries where jury trials are common, juries are often seen as an important check against state power. Many also believe that a jury...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jury Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Jury Trial - United Kingdom
The United Kingdom consists of three separate legal jurisdictions, but there are some features common to all of them, in particular there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bike Trials Riding: Encyclopedia Ii - Bike Trials Riding - Rulings
The general principle in a bike trials competition is to ride a number of pre-marked sections (usually 2 laps of 10 sections), the winner...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Testing The Butler Act
The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) had offered to defend anyone accused of teaching the theory of evolution in defiance of the But...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Testing The Butler Act
The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) had offered to defend anyone accused of teaching the theory of evolution in defiance of the But...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial Of Galileo: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial Of Galileo - Opening Of The Controversy
Galileo began his telescopic observations in the latter part of 1609, and by March of 1610 was able to publish a small book, The Starry M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Butler Act
At issue was the Butler Act, which had been passed a few months earlier by the Tennessee General Assembly. The Butler Act provided: "... ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Textbook In Question
Although Hunter's Civic Biology was primarily a biology textbook, it reflected a marked bias towards eugenics - hence the use of the word...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Butler Act
At issue was the Butler Act, which had been passed a few months earlier by the Tennessee General Assembly. The Butler Act provided: "... ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Textbook In Question
Although Hunter's Civic Biology was primarily a biology textbook, it reflected a marked bias towards eugenics - hence the use of the word...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial By Combat: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial By Combat - European Origins
In Europe, at least, it would appear to be a Germanic custom. It was in use among the ancient Geats, Goths, Swedes, and Franks, but it wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Randomized Controlled Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Randomized Controlled Trial - Types Of Trials
Randomized trials are employed to test efficacy while avoiding these factors. Trials may be open, blind or double-blind. Randomized cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Randomized Controlled Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Randomized Controlled Trial - Difficulties
A major difficulty in dealing with trial results comes from commercial, political and/or academic pressure. Most trials are expensive to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salem Witch Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Salem Witch Trials - Participants
Salem witch trials - Clerical participants and commentators. The Rev. Cotton Mather The Rev. Samuel Parris The Rev. Increase Mather Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maxi Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Maxi Trial - The Verdicts
The trial ended on December 16, 1987, almost two years after it commenced. Of the 474 defendants - both those present and those tried in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maxi Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Maxi Trial - Appeals
The Maxi Trial was largely regarded as a success. However, the appeals process soon began, which resulted in a shocking number of success...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maxi Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Maxi Trial - Aftermath
In January 1992, Falcone and Borsellino managed to take charge of further Maxi Trial appeals. Not only did they turn many appeals down, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Individual Time Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Individual Time Trial - Uk Time Trial Competition
The first UK individual time trial on public roads is reputed to have been held on 5 October 1895 over a 50-miles course just north of Lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trials Of Saddam Hussein: Encyclopedia Ii - Trials Of Saddam Hussein - Criticism
Trials of Saddam Hussein - Charges. At the moment the trial of Saddam Hussein and his regime focuses on a few (relatively minor) cases...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salem Witch Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Salem Witch Trials - The Ending
The witch trials ended in January 1693, although people already jailed for witchcraft were not all released until the next spring. The ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salem Witch Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Salem Witch Trials - Background
In the town of Salem in 1692, eight young townswomen fell victim to "fits, outbreaks of obscene babbling, and wild partying in the local ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Team Time Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Team Time Trial - Team Time Trials In Stage Racing
In a Stage race, teams usually consist of several members. Each member of the team is credited with the time of the N-th team member to c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Trial Of A Time Lord: Encyclopedia Ii - The Trial Of A Time Lord - Synopsis
See the constituent serials' articles for full plot details. The Sixth Doctor is taken out of time, his TARDIS transported to a mysteriou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctors' Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctors' Trial - Defendants
I — Indicted   G — Indicted and found guilty Those sentenced to death were hanged on June 2, 1948 in Landsberg prison,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial And Conviction Of Dreyfus: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial And Conviction Of Dreyfus - Sentence
Dreyfus was unanimously pronounced guilty. He was sentenced to transportation for life to a fortress, preceded by military degradation. U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial And Conviction Of Dreyfus: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial And Conviction Of Dreyfus - Germany
In the meantime, serious complications with Germany were expected. Once assured by Schwarzkoppen and by the War Office at Berlin that Dre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 Trial Of Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 Trial Of Michael Jackson - The Trial
The jury selection for the jury trial started on January 31, 2005, and lasted less than a month. Twelve out of about 200 people were sele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial Of The Sixteen: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial Of The Sixteen - People Involved
Members of the Council of National Unity: Kazimierz Bagiński - 1 year, later released and forced to emigrate to the USA Head of Zjednoc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 Trial Of Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 Trial Of Michael Jackson - After The Trial
Janet Arvizo, the mother of the accuser, was charged with welfare fraud on August 23, 2005 for allegedly collecting nearly $19,000 in pay...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuremberg Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuremberg Trials - Creation Of The Court
At the meetings in Tehran (1943), Yalta (1945) and Potsdam (1945), the three major wartime powers USA, USSR and Great Britain agreed on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Einsatzgruppen Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Einsatzgruppen Trial - The Case
The Einsatzgruppen were special units of the SD, the Reichssicherheitsdienst. These were veritable death squads, operating in general beh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trials Of Saddam Hussein: Encyclopedia Ii - Trials Of Saddam Hussein - Al-dujail Trial
Iraqi authorities put Saddam and seven other former Iraqi officials on trial on October 19, 2005 four days after the October 15 2005 refe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trials Of Saddam Hussein: Encyclopedia Ii - Trials Of Saddam Hussein - Al-dujail Trial
Iraqi authorities put Saddam and seven other former Iraqi officials on trial on October 19, 2005 four days after the October 15, 2005 ref...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuremberg Trials: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuremberg Trials - Creation Of The Court
At the meetings in Tehran (1943), Yalta (1945) and Potsdam (1945), the three major wartime powers USA, USSR and Great Britain agreed on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sheepdog Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Sheepdog Trial - Event Types
There are several events, but the key element is the control of three to six sheep by one or two highly trained dogs under the control of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Massie Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Massie Trial - Alleged Assault
He eventually tried to call her to make sure she was alright; after several calls Thalia finally answered, clearly in a state of shock. M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Track Time Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Track Time Trial - The Kilo
At championships and Olympics events, the distance for senior men is usually 1000 metres, hence the event's alternative name: the 'Kilo',...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctors' Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctors' Trial - Indictment
The accused faced four charges: Conspiracy to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity as described in counts 2 and 3; War crimes: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ig Farben Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Ig Farben Trial - Indictment
All defendants were indicted on counts 1, 2, 3, and 5. Only Schneider, Bütefisch, and von der Heyde were charged on count 4, "membership...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Track Time Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Track Time Trial - The Hour
The Blue Riband track cycling feat is to break the hour record. Instead of racing against the clock over a set distance, the rider will s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trial Of Galileo: Encyclopedia Ii - Trial Of Galileo - First Meetings With Theological Authorities
In 1615 the attacks seemed to Galileo to have become dangerous, and he determined to go to Rome as soon as his health permitted, as it di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Appeal To Supreme Court Of Tennessee
Scopes' lawyers appealed, challenging the conviction on several grounds. First, they argued that the statute was overly vague because it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scopes Trial: Encyclopedia Ii - Scopes Trial - Appeal To Supreme Court Of Tennessee
Scopes' lawyers appealed, challenging the conviction on several grounds. First, they argued that the statute was overly vague because it ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trial: Parapsychology Dictionary On Trial
Trial: In Psi tests, a single attempt to demonstrate paranormal ability (e.g., one attempt to guess a card or one attempt to influenc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Scopes Trial: American History Dictionary - Scopes Trial
Definition and meaning of Scopes trial:   Scopes trial Also called the "monkey trial," the 1924 Scopes trial was a ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trial Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Trial
Trial Dream Symbols: Symbolizes that you feel you are being judged for something in life. The judge may represent your conscience. If ...   » Read the article