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noun

mistrial

a trial that is invalid or inconclusive

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Six example sentences with mistrial, each labelled with its topic.

  • The foreman's overnight research forced a mistrial, and the whole case had to be presented again to a fresh jury.

    Law

  • The courtroom drama ends on a mistrial, leaving the verdict unwritten and both families waiting another eighteen months.

    Movies

  • A single deadlocked juror produced a mistrial, and the district attorney faced reporters explaining why nothing had been settled.

    Politics

  • The courtroom novel ends with a mistrial after a juror admits she recognized the defendant from her church.

    Literature

  • The 1925 case ended in a mistrial when jurors were found to have read about it in the morning papers.

    History

  • Psychologists study how a mistrial affects jurors, who often carry the unfinished case with them for months.

    Psychology

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