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mistrial

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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mis·tri·al /ˌmɪsˈtraɪəl/ noun [countable]  SCTa trial in a court of law which is unfair, so that a new trial has to be held 无效审判 The judge declared a mistrial. 法官宣布审判无效。
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mistrialOn July 26 the two were ordered to be retried after a mistrial was declared.Only on one count, against Powell, was the jury unable to reach a decision and a mistrial declared.Barnhill saw no course but to declare a mistrial.Yes, the judge said in declaring a mistrial, this is exactly what Dalzell felt happened to Lisa Lambert.Had that fact been mentioned, the prosecutor could have demanded a mistrial.The judge has dismissed at least a half-dozen defense requests for a mistrial since jury selection began last September.But it is virtually unthinkable that it could end in an acquittal, still less a mistrial.A mistrial was declared in the case.declared a mistrialJudge Garcia was forced to declare a mistrial.Since the jury could not make a decision, Judge Garcia was forced to declare a mistrial.Barnhill saw no course but to declare a mistrial.Yes, the judge said in declaring a mistrial, this is exactly what Dalzell felt happened to Lisa Lambert.
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mistrial
mistrial /ˌmɪsˈtraɪəl/ noun [countable]
a trial in a court of law which is unfair, so that a new trial has to be held:
    The judge declared a mistrial.


mis·trialBrE /ˌmɪsˈtraɪəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪsˈtraɪəl/ 🔊 noun (law 法律) a trial that is not considered valid because of a mistake in the way it has been conducted (诉讼程序错误的)无效审判(NAmE) a trial in which the jury cannot reach a decision (陪审团无法作出裁决的)未决审判