Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode (5)

I believe the answer is:

trial

(Other definitions for trial that I've seen before include "Criminal court case" , "Annoyance" , "Test of performance" , "Legal case" , "Legal proceedings or a test run" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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