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

Trial begins In New Orleans, a federal jury trial has started in a civil case where the owners of a puppy say a police officer fatally shot their dog, Apollo, who was too young to bark. —Miami Herald, 14 June 2025

Jacox-Mann, 35, of Golden Valley, is awaiting a July jury trial on charges of aiding and abetting first- and second-degree robbery and aiding and abetting threats of violence. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 June 2025

The company is seeking damages and a court order requiring Anthropic to adhere to contractual and legal obligations, demanding a jury trial. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025

McKinney's lawyers are demanding a jury trial along with damages and alleging that as a result of the assault, McKinney attempted suicide and was hospitalized in 2004. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 June 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.