mistrial
🇺🇸
/ˈmɪstraɪəl/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɪstraɪəl/
noun
R
A trial that is not valid because of an error in the way it was done.
The judge declared a mistrial after it was discovered that some evidence was not properly presented.
R
A trial that ends without a decision because the jury can't agree.
When the jury couldn't come to a consensus, the judge had to declare a mistrial.
translation
A trial that is not valid because of an error in the way it was done.; A trial that ends without a decision because the jury can't agree.
Word Forms
Plural
mistrials