one-trial
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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On stepping down as chief judge, he said he was especially pleased with a “one-day, one-trial” policy he implemented for jury service.
From Washington Post
The parts that exist to keep us safe have created elegant patterning based on one-trial learning.
From Forbes
Adopted in 1972, the one-day, one-trial system worked so well that other court systems began copying it.
From Time Magazine Archive
In various forms, the one-day, one-trial system has slowly spread to about 50 of the nation's 3,000 court systems, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Cambridge, Mass., and parts of Chicago.
From Time Magazine Archive
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