mistrial

[ mis-trahy-uh l, -trahyl ]

/ mɪsˈtraɪ əl, -ˈtraɪl /

a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.

an inconclusive trial, as where the jury cannot agree.

Origin of mistrial

First recorded in 1620–30; mis-¹ + trial

His first ended in a mistrial, as did the second, ultimately.

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He sent them back to the jury room, but after an hour he accepted they were deadlocked and declared a mistrial.

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Of course these remarks, if said in front of a jury, might have been grounds for a mistrial.

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The only way to call the 2012 election a mistrial on the Affordable Care Act is to ignore the 2012 election.

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She may say, when the case ends in a mistrial, “Burnt myself out for nothing.”

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And as the rumor of it augmented and increased, a phrase of the physician's returned to Mistrial.

The Pace That Kills |Edgar Saltus
Mistrial had nothing of the Napoleon about him, and he was lacking even in the strength which Cartouche possessed.

The Pace That Kills |Edgar Saltus
Mistrial paid his own, and presently followed him out into the street.

The Pace That Kills |Edgar Saltus
Now if the judge declares a mistrial, on the motion of the plaintiff, that is his own look out.

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In a second Mistrial had drawn the curtain and was peering through the opening at the side.

The Pace That Kills |Edgar Saltus

mistrial

/ (mɪsˈtraɪəl) /

a trial made void because of some error, such as a defect in procedure

(in the US) an inconclusive trial, as when a jury cannot agree on a verdict