mistrial
IPA/ˈmɪstraɪəl/
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mistrial — noun
- mistrialsingular
- mistrialsplural
1. A court case that has to stop, or whose outcome no longer counts in law, because
1.名詞C1
釋義
A court case that has to stop, or whose outcome no longer counts in law, because something serious went wrong or because the jury could not agree.
例句
After the jurors argued for four days, the judge declared a mistrial.
declare a mistrial
Priya's lawyer requested a mistrial after a witness broke the court's rules.
request a mistrial
The case ended in a mistrial when one juror fell ill.
The judge ordered a mistrial after the prosecutor hid key notes.
Nadia sighed when the judge announced a mistrial and set a new date.
文法句型
declare a mistrial
request a mistrial
end in a mistrial
motion for a mistrial
用法筆記
Usually used after verbs such as declare, request, or announce. A mistrial does not decide guilt or innocence, and the case may be tried again later.
常見錯誤
❌The defendant got a mistrial, so he was proved innocent.
✅The judge declared a mistrial, so the case had no valid result.
💡A mistrial cancels the trial's result; it does not clear the defendant.