jury trial

noun

: a trial that is decided by a jury

I demand my right to a jury trial.

Examples of jury trial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The woman, who McClatchy News is not naming in order to protect the child’s identity, was found guilty in connection with two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment after a jury trial, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said in a March 11 news release. —Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025

He is still expected to face a jury trial as of Tuesday. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025

An eighth defendant will be tried at the conclusion of this process in a jury trial. —Gilles Salomone, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025

Mark White, 47, of Albuquerque, New Mexico was found guilty of murder following a jury trial last week in Hartford Superior Court in the killing of 25-year-old Jumar Joiner of Windsor, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for jury trial

• denial
• mistrial
• posttrial
• pretrial
• retrial
• dial
• rial
• thiol
• vial
• sensorial
• supervisorial

Legal Definition

jury trial

noun

: a trial in which a jury serves as the trier of fact

called also trial by jury

compare bench trial

Note: The right to a jury trial is established in the U.S. Constitution, but it is not an absolute right. The Supreme Court has stated that petty crimes (as those carrying a sentence of up to 6 months) do not require trial by jury. The right to a jury trial in a criminal case may be waived by the “express and intelligent consent” of the defendant, usually in writing, as well as, in federal cases, the approval of the court and consent of the prosecutor. There is no right to a jury trial in equity cases. When a civil case involves both legal and equitable issues or procedure, either party may demand a jury trial (and failure to do so is taken as a waiver), but the judge may find that there is no right to a jury trial because of equitable issues or claims.