词汇 | nonjury |
释义 | nonjury adjective[ before noun ] (alsonon-jury)uk /ˌnɒnˈdʒʊə.ri/ us /ˌnɑːnˈdʒʊ.ri/ A non-jury legal case is not heard or decided by a jury(= a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty): After the defendant pleaded not guilty, the judge ruled that he would face a nonjury trial. Civil cases are often heard in a non-jury setting, with the judge ruling in favour of the plaintiff or the defendant. A nonjury trial is similar in many ways to a jury trial, only evidence is presented to the judge instead of a jury. Non-jury cases typically take less time than jury cases, since a jury does not need to be selected as part of the proceedings. The plan to put organised crime bosses on trial in non-jury courts will make it easier to secure convictions. Judges & juries bench chief justice circuit judge court of inquiry dismiss empanel judge judiciary jurist juror jury nullification jury service recuse resentence rule set something aside sheriff sum sum (something/someone) up worship |
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