How to Use trial by jury in a Sentence

trial by jury

noun phrase
  • Should the case not be dismissed, Lizzo seeks a trial by jury to fight the lawsuit.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Thao waived his right to a trial by jury in October 2022 for his state charges.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Erie, based in the Pennsylvania city of the same name, had sought a trial by jury in the federal case.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But unlike the right to assemble or trial by jury, their role was not prescribed by the founders.
    Hillel Italie, Fortune, 4 July 2023
  • The musician is seeking a trial by jury to fight the lawsuit.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The group also will call for a trial by jury if necessary.
    Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
  • The lawsuit, filed by a student and her parents, demands a trial by jury.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Cox is seeking a trial by jury and at least $1 million in damages.
    Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
  • If a case is properly pled and in the right court the right to trial by jury should remain inviolate.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The two women, and any others who join the class action suit, are requesting damages and a trial by jury.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The militia was to defense what trial by jury was to justice: safety in numbers.
    TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The lawsuit requests a trial by jury and $5 million in damages.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
  • Otherwise, Lizzo seeks a trial by jury to fight the lawsuit.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Brown is being sued by Diaw for damages and is demanding a trial by jury, per the lawsuit.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Bellino is suing Tyler for damages and seeking a trial by jury.
    Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Adams is requesting a trial by jury and suing the complex to be awarded punitive damages and the cost of her son's medical bills.
    Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The government’s lawyers had included a damages claim in their lawsuit and pursued a trial by jury.
    Richard Lawler, The Verge, 7 June 2024
  • Habba, in her opening statement, criticized the proceedings on the grounds that Trump should have been entitled to a trial by jury.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • In 1774, John Adams said, representative government and trial by jury are the heart and lungs of liberty.
    ABC News, 2 June 2024
  • Under Colorado law, the right to trial by jury is guaranteed in all criminal cases.
    Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
  • Now, the family is asking for trial by jury as well as money damages in an amount deemed proper by the court, including attorneys’ fees.
    Todd Miyazawa, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The lawsuit, which requests a trial by jury, seeks both compensatory and punitive damages.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 2 June 2023
  • Our founding fathers had judges elected with the right to trial by jury remaining inviolate.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Media companies are often willing to settle claims that survive early legal hurdles, to avoid a trial by jury.
    Sarah Ellison, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Americans believe in the right to trial by jury and are suspicious of having decisions about their legal claims ruled upon by a stranger with little legal accountability.
    Lewis L. Maltby, Fortune, 9 May 2024
  • The court focused its decision on two state laws not found elsewhere in the country, laws that allow people accused in Connecticut of capital crimes carrying life sentences to choose between trial by jury or three-judge panels.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Advertisement Her legal team has requested a trial by jury.
    Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • In October 2022, Thao agreed to a trial by stipulated evidence in the state case, waiving his right to a trial by jury and allowing his fate to be decided by Cahill after reviewing evidence presented by both parties.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • Zucker requested a trial by jury and is seeking an unspecified amount in damages including payment for legal fees, unpaid wages, and mental and emotional distress.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024

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