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

Hineman is seeking compensatory and punitive damages as well as a jury trial. —Samantha Riedel, Them, 9 Aug. 2024

Musk, who put millions into the 2015 forming of OpenAI to stop Google’s potential AI dominance, is seeking a jury trial. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024

The plaintiffs are suing for negligence and/or gross negligence on the part of Providence and OAG and have asked for a jury trial. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 July 2024

On Friday, Snyder requested a bench trial, which would be heard by Boardman instead of jurors, but Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew P. Phelps said the prosecution still wants a jury trial. —Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024

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.