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Court trial

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001369

A legal proceeding where a judge, rather than a jury, hears the evidence and determines both the facts and the applicable law to render a verdict. This type of trial is also known as a bench trial. Court trials are common in cases where the parties waive their right to a jury or in certain types of legal actions, such as family law matters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001369
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001369",
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  "definition": "A legal proceeding where a judge, rather than a jury, hears the evidence and determines both the facts and the applicable law to render a verdict. This type of trial is also known as a bench trial. Court trials are common in cases where the parties waive their right to a jury or in certain types of legal actions, such as family law matters.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/court-trial/"
}

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