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A structured argument about the past, refereed by people who weren't there.
means A formal examination of evidence before a court or judge to decide guilt, liability, or truth.
from From Anglo-French trier, to try or sift — same root that lets you try food and try patience, all of it about testing until something proves out.
Burden splitCriminal trials demand certainty; civil ones just demand probability.
Jury mathTwelve strangers, originally to outnumber any single bribe.
Double meaningAlso any ordeal that tests your endurance.