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Examples of trial by jury in a Sentence
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The government’s lawyers had included a damages claim in their lawsuit and pursued a trial by jury.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 7 June 2024
In 1774, John Adams said, representative government and trial by jury are the heart and lungs of liberty.
—ABC News, 2 June 2024
Americans believe in the right to trial by jury and are suspicious of having decisions about their legal claims ruled upon by a stranger with little legal accountability.
—Lewis L. Maltby, Fortune, 9 May 2024
His attorneys requested a trial by jury in court documents filed in March, Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB reported.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 May 2024
Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández has been found guilty on charges relating to drug trafficking and weapons possession, in a trial by jury in New York.
—International Desk, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
Our founding fathers had judges elected with the right to trial by jury remaining inviolate.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Tubb is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages — which his lawyers said shouldn’t amount to less than $75,000 — and is demanding a trial by jury.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Now, the family is asking for trial by jury as well as money damages in an amount deemed proper by the court, including attorneys’ fees.
—Todd Miyazawa, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Trial by jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20by%20jury. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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