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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a trial at all" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the existence or significance of a trial in a particular context, often in a negative or questioning manner.
Example: "I didn't think the process would be such a challenge; it felt like a trial at all."
Alternatives: "any trial whatsoever" or "a trial in any way".
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Not a trial at all.
That there was a trial at all was a triumph.
"I wouldn't mind a trial at all, but I have a feeling that they seem not to like me," Mr. Leon said.
He said that polls showed that most people here believe that Mr. Lindh is guilty of something and many say he should not have a trial at all but just be killed.
And thanks to the legal fiction that plea bargaining is a voluntary negotiation between the prosecutor and defendant, our justice system effectively gives people dramatically longer sentences for exercising the right to have a trial at all.
By that time, it didn't seem like it would be much of a trial at all.
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His team is seeking permission for a trial at an Australian music festival in coming months.
Cui also set up a trial at a location in China.
But in a more significant way, the Quattrone case is a freak, an outlier, in that he faced a jury trial at all.
"But that misconception prevents people from even asking questions about participating in a vaccine trial at all".
We may not like it when the OJ Simpsons of this world tilt the trial system to their advantage, but we should be a lot more upset that hundreds of thousands of defendants don't get a fair trial at all.
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