jury trial

noun

: a trial that is decided by a jury

I demand my right to a jury trial.

Examples of jury trial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The case is now headed to a jury trial, with Dominion seeking $1.6 billion in compensation, an existential threat to a company whose total revenue in 2024 was only $171 million. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Blanco and Backgrid are requesting damages in an amount that can range up to $150,000 and include a jury trial. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 May 2025

Sonic is seeking proof of the allegations and has requested a jury trial. —Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025

Her lawsuit seeks a jury trial and claims violations of the Civil Rights Act, Louisiana state law, and negligence. —Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for jury trial

• denial
• mistrial
• posttrial
• pretrial
• retrial
• dial
• rial
• thiol
• vial
• sensorial
• supervisorial

Legal Definition

jury trial

noun

: a trial in which a jury serves as the trier of fact

called also trial by jury

compare bench trial

Note: The right to a jury trial is established in the U.S. Constitution, but it is not an absolute right. The Supreme Court has stated that petty crimes (as those carrying a sentence of up to 6 months) do not require trial by jury. The right to a jury trial in a criminal case may be waived by the “express and intelligent consent” of the defendant, usually in writing, as well as, in federal cases, the approval of the court and consent of the prosecutor. There is no right to a jury trial in equity cases. When a civil case involves both legal and equitable issues or procedure, either party may demand a jury trial (and failure to do so is taken as a waiver), but the judge may find that there is no right to a jury trial because of equitable issues or claims.