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⚖️ Judge-only trial ⚖️ No jury involved
nonjury

nonjury

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A trial a judge decides without a jury
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈdʒʊəri/
  • Formal
: juicio sin jurado
  • The nonjury trial, which took place last February, lasted two days.
  • nonjury trial

Examples

  • During the nonjury trial, the judge listened carefully to all the testimonies presented.

  • The judge made a ruling after reviewing the evidence in the nonjury trial.

  • In a nonjury trial, only the judge determines the outcome based on the facts of the case.

Surface Forms

nonjury singular
nonjurys plural

Morphology

nonjury = jury (transparent) = non + jury

The noun denotes a trial/hearing characterized by the absence of a jury, directly following from 'non-' + 'jury'.

Etymology

Nonjury comes from the parts non- 'not' and jury 'people who decide'. So, a nonjury is a trial 'without a jury' where the judge alone makes the decision.