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 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 His attorneys then entered a plea of not guilty and requested a trial by jury. Robert Legare, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024 The latest: Routh's attorneys, who entered the not guilty plea on his behalf, requested a trial by jury, per CBS News. Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trial by jury 

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