单词 | bench trial |
释义 | > as lemmasbench trial bench trial n. Law a trial by a judge or judges, without a jury.Many foreign common law systems use bench trials for most or all cases; in these the judge plays the role of the jury as finder of fact in addition to making conclusions of law. ΚΠ 1929 J. Landesco in A. V. Lashly & J. H. Wigmore Illinois Crime Surv. iii. xviii. 854 Experienced prostitutes ask for jury trials..and when their cases are called in the Jury Court, waive a jury and take a bench trial. 1970 M. R. Naiman in S. Terkel Hard Times 408 It was my practice in those days..to always demand a jury trial. It was a long process as against bench trials, where you stand up and give your ditty and it's all over in a matter of minutes. 1994 Judicature Mar. 237/1 Existing fees..are trivial, far below the level necessary to cover the full social costs and private benefits of even a bench trial, much less a jury trial. 2013 New Yorker 27 May 39/2 In jury trials, judges avoid signalling their views, so as not to influence the jurors; but in bench trials there's less reason for judges to be reticent. < as lemmas |
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