right to speedy and public trial by jury
- noun
- Formal
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derecho a un juicio rápido y público por jurado
- The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to speedy and public trial by jury for all criminal defendants.
Examples
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Every citizen has the right to speedy and public trial by jury.
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Legal reform advocates emphasize the importance of preserving the right to speedy and public trial by jury.
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Every citizen has the right to speedy and public trial by jury if they are charged with a crime.
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The right to speedy and public trial by jury is a fundamental principle.
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Every citizen has the right to speedy and public trial by jury if they are charged with a crime.
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The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to speedy and public trial by jury for all criminal defendants.
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Legal reform advocates emphasize the importance of preserving the right to speedy and public trial by jury.
Surface Forms
Morphology
right + to + speedy + and + public + trial + by + jury
All parts of the phrase are compositional: 'right' (entitlement) + 'to speedy and public trial' (a prompt, open court procedure) + 'by jury' (decided by a jury). The meaning follows directly from the constituent words and common legal phrasing (found cross-linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows the individual words would be able to infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Right to speedy and public trial by jury comes from long ago when towns held trials in the market so everyone could watch and a small group of neighbors acted as the jury and gave a speedy, public decision. So today the phrase means the legal 'right' to a short, open trial decided by a group of people from the same town called a 'jury'.
