jury trial

English

Alternative forms

• trial by jury

Noun

jury trial (plural jury trials)

1. (law) A legal process in which the guilt or liability of a party is determined by a jury, a group of citizens selected from the local population.

Coordinate terms

• trial by judge / bench trial
• trial by combat / trial by battle / trial by duel / duel trial
• trial by ordeal
• trial by water
• trial by fire

Related terms

• grand jury

Translations

legal process

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陪審團審判／陪审团审判 (péishěntuán shěnpàn)

• Finnish: valamiesoikeudenkäynti
• Spanish: juicio por jurado m