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Bench trial

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000544

A trial in a court of law where a judge, or a panel of judges, serves as the fact-finder and renders the verdict, rather than a jury. This type of trial is common in certain types of civil cases or when both parties waive their right to a jury. The judge determines both questions of law and questions of fact.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000544
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000544",
  "term": "Bench trial",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A trial in a court of law where a judge, or a panel of judges, serves as the fact-finder and renders the verdict, rather than a jury. This type of trial is common in certain types of civil cases or when both parties waive their right to a jury. The judge determines both questions of law and questions of fact.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/bench-trial/"
}

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