1. Lack of conformity; nonconformity. 2. Geology A surface between successive strata representing a missing interval in the geologic record of time, and produced either by an interruption in deposition or by the erosion of depositionally continuous strata followed by renewed deposition.
Trial Courts. In trial courts, witnesses are heard, testimony is received, exhibits are offered into evidence, and a verdict is rendered. The trial court structure in Texas has several different levels, each level handling different types of cases, with some overlap.
Trial is a formal court proceeding where a jury or a judge listens to the facts and evidences presented by parties at dispute and decides on the verdict. A trial is the formal setting where warring parties (parties at dispute) get a chance to present their facts and information in front of an authority that adjudicates on the claims made by the parties.