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1
: someone or something that tries
2
: an implement (such as a tapered hollow tube) used in obtaining samples of bulk material for examination and testing
Examples of trier in a Sentence
Even if she fails she's a real trier.
Recent Examples on the Web
Most cases involved a gun: Prosecutors would say one defendant fired a fatal shot, then, in a separate trial, before a different trier of fact, say a different defendant fired it.
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Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
Always bring back-up triers Cheese judging is serious business.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
There are two freestyle terrain parks, Shakedown Progression Park and The Rush, for adventurous trick triers, plus a learning area dubbed The Zone.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
That will be up to the trier of fact.
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Maria Lencki, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2021
Still, our Miranda is a trier.
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Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021
If there was a legal determination that the defendant violated securities laws, the defendant would thereafter be barred in any shareholder suit from denying what a trier of fact has concluded.
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WSJ, 28 Jan. 2019
The American legal system utilizes the adversarial system: Both sides in a case present arguments as to the merits of their positions before the entity that will be settling the matter (the trier-of-fact such as a judge or jury).
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Suzanne Bell, Slate Magazine, 20 Apr. 2017
God loves a trier, and the man has certainly provided evidence so far that 78 seems a bit harsh.
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SI.com, 17 Sep. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of trier was
in the 14th century
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“Trier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trier. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Legal Definition
trier
noun
tri·er
ˈtrī-ər
Geographical Definition
Trier
geographical name
city in western Germany on the Moselle River near the border with Luxembourg population 106,000
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