trial by jury

noun phrase

: a trial that is decided by a jury
I demand my right to a trial by jury.

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The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division and demands a trial by jury. Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Dec. 2024 One of them, assistant public defender Kristy Militello, entered his not guilty plea and asked for a trial by jury, a request that was granted by U.S. Magistrate Bruce Reinhart. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024 The plaintiffs have also asked for a trial by jury in their defamation suit. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Celebrating foundational British jurisprudence that cemented trial by jury and the rule of law seems pretty unwoke to this observer, although historians would quibble that the right to nature was more for the barons rather than the general population at the time. Carlton Reid, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trial by jury 

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trial by jury

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