MISTRIAL | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of mistrial in English mistrialnoun [ C ] uk /ˈmɪs.traɪəl/ us /ˈmɪs.traɪəl/ Add to word list Add to word list a trial that cannot be completed or whose result has no legal value, usually because a legal mistake has been made: The judge declared a mistrial after newspapers printed a juror's name. He went on trial for the second time after the first case ended in a mistrial. Court cases, orders & decisions

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mistrial | American Dictionary

mistrialnoun [ C ]   law us /mɪsˈtrɑɪl/ Add to word list Add to word list a trial that is ended by a judge because no decision can be reached or because mistakes in law have been made that make a fair trial impossible: After the jury had deliberated for two weeks without reaching a verdict, the judge declared a mistrial. (Definition of mistrial from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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mistrial A failure to approach the central position or stimulus was treated as a mistrial. From the Cambridge English Corpus Of the eleven, two had not been brought to trial, six were acquitted, and the remainder's case was deemed a mistrial. From the Cambridge English Corpus Coughlan (2000) responds that non-strategic voting is expected when factoring in mistrials and juror communication. From the Cambridge English Corpus Four trials were always presented but infrequently one of the trials was excluded from the analysis (4 mistrials in 128 trials) because of infant movement during trial onset. From the Cambridge English Corpus That belief ignores the expense and the injustice of a mistrial in which there has been a wrongful conviction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are times when there has obviously been a mistrial and then the case has to be stopped and started again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trade-in makes no sense today when some of us feel some relief that those recently acquitted on grounds of mistrial and false evidence are alive and not dead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder whether the result of that will have any effect either in terms of a mistrial or miscarriage of justice with regard to the jury's final verdict. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The jury deliberated for around 24 hours before declaring a mistrial because the jury deadlocked five to five. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His first trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury after the jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of conviction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Following trial the jury could not reach agreement on the remaining counts, and the judge declared a mistrial. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The penalty phase of the trial was then declared a mistrial. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although he was indicted, the judge eventually declared a mistrial, and no sentence was handed down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the jury failed to reach a verdict, a mistrial was declared, and a second jury was convened. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To avoid any chance of a mistrial, he was indicted on nine charges, including one of forgery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of mistrial?

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