lengthy trial

collocation in English

meaningsoflengthyandtrial

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lengthy
adjective
uk
/ˈleŋ.θi/us
/ˈleŋ.θi/
continuing for a ...
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trial
noun
uk
/traɪəl/us
/traɪəl/
the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a ...
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(Definition oflengthyandtrialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When you are dealing with alengthytrial, or what is likely to be alengthytrial, nothing could be more inconvenient than that.
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The book concludes with alengthytrialscene.
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During thelengthytrialthe accused had no legal representation.
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At the end of thelengthytrial, it was determined that the defendants had been engaged in fraud.
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I would be worried indeed without at least somelengthytrialschemes, and a guarantee that people would be available to maintain such properties.
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After alengthytrial, he was condemned to death and confiscation of his wealth and goods.
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After alengthytrialhe was convicted, though never served any time in jail.
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Moonves foresaw alengthytrialto settle the property and other issues.
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There had already been alengthytrial, and all the publicity associated with it; in a public inquiry, many of those elements would have been repeated.
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After alengthytrial, he was convicted and sentenced to a three-month term at a monastery.
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In 2007, they pleaded not guilty to the charges but after alengthytrial, a jury found them both guilty.
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She breaks down after alengthytrial, is eventually found not guilty due to insanity, and is sent to a mental institution.
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