noun
mistrial
noun
1
A trial stopped before it reaches a verdict because of a serious legal error or a jury that cannot agree.
"The judge declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked."
How to Use Mistrial
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA court trial that gets thrown out and has to start over because something went badly wrong.
Common pairings
declare a mistrial
Word Forms
mistrials plural
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Etymology
From mis- ("wrongly") plus trial.