mistrial en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Old French trier Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Anglo-Norman trialubor. Middle English trial English trial English mistrial From mis- + trial.
Meanings
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A trial that is prematurely ended upon being declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of a hung jury.
“We move for a mistrial based on the testimony this morning,” Blanche said. “There’s no way to unring that bell, in our view.”
2024 May 7, Victoria Bekiempis, quoting Todd Blanche, “Trump hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounter”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mistrials | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (12)
eo neniigita proceso (invalid trial) · es juicio nulo (invalid trial) · de Verfahrenshindernis (invalid trial) · pt julgamento nulo (invalid trial) · fr procès avorté (invalid trial) · fi rauennut oikeudenkäynti (invalid trial) · fr procès nul (invalid trial) · fr avortement de procès (invalid trial) · nl nietig geding (invalid trial) · cmn 無效審判 /无效审判 (invalid trial) · fr nullité de procès (invalid trial) · pl unieważnienie procesu (invalid trial)