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jury trial

American  
[joor-ee trahy-uhl] / ˈdʒʊər i ˌtraɪ əl /

noun

jury trials plural
  1. a trial in court with a decision by a jury, as opposed to by a judge alone.


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The preliminary hearing is expected to last several days, with prosecutors planning to call additional witnesses as they seek to establish enough evidence for the case to move to a jury trial.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

He was convicted after a jury trial in February.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

SpaceX’s IPO filing and the reports that OpenAI’s filing is imminent came just two days after SpaceX’s founder and chief executive officer, Elon Musk lost a jury trial over a lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s corporate structure.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

She is seeking an unspecified amount in damages and a jury trial.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

In the jury trial, Baird argued that the defendant drove recklessly even after knowing his brakes were bad.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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