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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• non-jury trial
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• jury trials
  plural

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jury trial

In 2023, the Riverside County district attorney’s office achieved a guilty verdict in the state’s first fentanyl-related homicide jury trial, which also resulted in a sentence of 15 years to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and financial damages for the harm allegedly caused by the company to the family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

This week marks the beginning of the jury trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

From Slate ● May 1, 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