advisory jury
nounLegal Definition of advisory jury
: a jury impaneled at the discretion of a trial judge to assist the judge in deciding a case
Note:
Advisory juries are allowed in cases in which there is no right to a jury or in which the right to a jury has been waived. The judge may follow or disregard the advisory jury's verdict.
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