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Jury trial

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002871

A legal proceeding in which a jury of citizens hears the evidence and arguments presented by both sides and then delivers a verdict based on the facts and the law. The judge presides over the trial, rules on legal matters, and instructs the jury on the applicable law. The right to a jury trial is enshrined in the Sixth and Seventh Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002871
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A legal proceeding in which a jury of citizens hears the evidence and arguments presented by both sides and then delivers a verdict based on the facts and the law. The judge presides over the trial, rules on legal matters, and instructs the jury on the applicable law. The right to a jury trial is enshrined in the Sixth and Seventh Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/jury-trial/"
}

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