nonjury
adjective
non·ju·ry
ˌnän-ˈju̇r-ē 
: not decided by a jury : not determined in court by a body of arbitrators
a nonjury trial
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Warren, who was the first witness in the five-day nonjury trial in late November in Tallahassee, said the issue went beyond him.
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Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
Should the parties agree to do so, the proposal would enable them to avert a five-day nonjury trial set to begin Oct. 17.
—WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022
The case is being fought out in Delaware Chancery Court, with a five-day nonjury trial set to start Oct. 17.
—Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
Scores of others are being held indefinitely awaiting their nonjury trials.
—Mark L. Clifford and L. Gordon Crovitz, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
Circuit courts will also expand the types of cases heard to include civil nonjury trials, child support contempt cases and three-judge panel sentence reviews.
—Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 9 Mar. 2021
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Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
Should the parties agree to do so, the proposal would enable them to avert a five-day nonjury trial set to begin Oct. 17.
—WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022
The case is being fought out in Delaware Chancery Court, with a five-day nonjury trial set to start Oct. 17.
—Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
Scores of others are being held indefinitely awaiting their nonjury trials.
—Mark L. Clifford and L. Gordon Crovitz, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
Circuit courts will also expand the types of cases heard to include civil nonjury trials, child support contempt cases and three-judge panel sentence reviews.
—Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 9 Mar. 2021
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“Nonjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonjury. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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