transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪstraɪəl, AM -traɪ- ]
( mistrials)
1.
A mistrial is a legal trial that is conducted unfairly, for example because not all the evidence is considered, so that there must be a new trial.
The past has been scarred by countless mistrials and perversions of justice.
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2.
A mistrial is a legal trial which ends without a verdict, for example because the jury cannot agree on one. ( AM )
The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today.
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