Trial: A formal inquiry designed to prove the blameless character of judges, lawyers and jurors.
Ambrose Bierce (1842 – ?), American cynic
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Reblogged this on Phalanxed Noise and commented:
Ambrose Bierce wrote “The Devil’s Dictionary”, a very quotable collection of humorous definitions. Here’s a link to a free electronic version http://www.thedevilsdictionary.com/?t=#1 that includes the one mentioned here.