mistrials

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plural of mistrial
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{i} inconclusive trial, legally void trial (Law)
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A trial that ends due to an error or misconduct, instead of a legal resolution, and is considered null Ending a trial because of either an inability to continue, or because continuing would not be fair to one side
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An erroneous or invalid trial; a trial which cannot stand in law because of lack of jurisdiction, wrong drawing of jurors, or disregard of some other fundamental requisite
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a trial ends when a rule of criminal procedure has been violated or if the jury cannot reach a unanimous decision
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1 A trial that has been terminated and declared void prior to the jury's returning a verdict (or the judge's declaring his verdict in a nonjury trial) because some extraordinary circumstance (such as death or illness of a necessary juror of an attorney), or because of some fundamental error prejudicial to the defendant that cannot be cured by appropriate instructions to the jury (such as the inclusion of highly improper remarks in the prosecutor's summation), or most commonly because of the jury's inability to reach a verdict because it is hopelessly deadlocked in its deliberations (hung jury) Mistrial does not result in judgment for any party, but merely indicates a failure of trial
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an action taken by a court which terminates a trial in progress
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A trial which is void because of some error
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A trial which cannot stand in law because of lack of jurisdiction, wrong, drawing of jurors, or disregard of some other fundamental procedure
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An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury
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A trial terminated by a judge because of circumstances or facts which preclude a fair and impartial proceeding as prescribed by law
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(RWT) An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury
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An invalid or erroneous trial which cannot stand because of some miscarriage of justice
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A trial that is invalid because of an error in procedure
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A mistrial is a legal trial that is conducted unfairly, for example because not all the evidence is considered, so that there must be a new trial. The past has been scarred by countless mistrials and perversions of justice
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A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result
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A mistrial is a legal trial which ends without a verdict, for example because the jury cannot agree on one. The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today. a trial in a court of law which is unfair, so that a new trial has to be held
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An erroneous invalid trial that cannot stand in law
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An erroneous or invalid trial; a trial which cannot stand because of lack of jurisdiction, improper drawing of jurors, or some substantial error during the trial which could not have been remedied by an instruction by the judge
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A trial that has been terminated and declared void due to prejudicial error in the proceedings or other extraordinary circumstances
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a trial that is invalid or inconclusive
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