mistrial

[ mis-trahy-uhl, -trahyl ]

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noun

, Law.

a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
an inconclusive trial, as where the jury cannot agree.

mistrial

/ mɪsˈtraɪəl /

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First recorded in 1620–30; mis- ¹ + trial

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The judges had not declared a mistrial or simply overturned the jury’s verdict.

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A mistrial when the 12 jurors deadlocked after only a day of deliberations.

The jury, however, could not decide, and the deadlock triggered a mistrial.

She said if she were Chauvin’s attorney, she would request a mistrial.

On the stand, Louis, the police chief, introduced prohibited testimony, which caused a mistrial.

His first ended in a mistrial, as did the second, ultimately.

He sent them back to the jury room, but after an hour he accepted they were deadlocked and declared a mistrial.

Of course these remarks, if said in front of a jury, might have been grounds for a mistrial.

The only way to call the 2012 election a mistrial on the Affordable Care Act is to ignore the 2012 election.

She may say, when the case ends in a mistrial, “Burnt myself out for nothing.”

Now if the judge declares a mistrial, on the motion of the plaintiff, that is his own look out.

I want you to withdraw a juror in this case and consent to a mistrial.

Mistrial made few pretensions to the virtues which you and I possess.

"So much for trusting a man that bawls Amen in church," mused Mistrial.

During the journey from his home Mistrial had contemplated that text.

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