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mistrial
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mistrial has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
mistrial, n.
A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result; a trial which comes to no conclusion, such as a criminal trial which does not produce a unanimous verdict of the jurors. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mistrial, n.
1 a trial rendered invalid through some error in the proceedings.
2 US a trial in which the jury cannot agree on a verdict.
1 a trial rendered invalid through some error in the proceedings.
2 US a trial in which the jury cannot agree on a verdict.
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