noun
or fair trial
: a hearing conducted impartially in accordance with due process of law of which a party has had reasonable notice as to the time, place, and issues or charges, for which he has had a reasonable opportunity to prepare, at which he is permitted to have the assistance of a lawyer, and during which he has a right to present his witnesses and proof, to cross-examine his adversary's witnesses, to argue that a decision be made in accordance with the law and the evidence, and often to have a trial before a jury