bench trial

bench trial
bench trial n: a trial in which there is no jury and the judge decides the case compare jury trial

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

bench trial
n.
A trial conducted by a judge without a jury. See also jury trial

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


bench trial
(USA) a trial before a judge without a jury.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


bench trial
A trial decided by a judge (sitting on the "bench"), without a jury.
Category: Representing Yourself in Court
Category: Small Claims Court
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


bench trial
A trial conducted before a judge presiding without a jury.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


bench trial
I
A trial conducted before a judge presiding without a jury.
 II (Also known as court trial.) Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bench trial — A bench trial in U.S. law is a trial before a judge alone in which the right to a jury trial has been waived by the necessary parties (or there was no right to a jury trial).United StatesIn the case of a criminal trial, in most states the… …   Wikipedia

  • bench trial — Trial held before judge sitting without a jury; jury waived trial …   Black's law dictionary

  • bench trial — Trial held before judge sitting without a jury; jury waived trial …   Black's law dictionary

  • bench trial — noun A trial by judge as opposed to a trial by jury …   Wiktionary

  • bench — n 1: the place where a judge sits in court asked counsel to approach the bench compare bar 1a, dock, jury box, sidebar …   Law dictionary

  • trial — tri·al n [Anglo French, from trier to try]: a judicial examination of issues of fact or law disputed by parties for the purpose of determining the rights of the parties compare hearing, inquest at trial: in or during the course of a trial Merriam …   Law dictionary

  • Bench (metonymy) — Bench can be used as a metonym for a group of people associated with sitting on particular benches. The words chair, seat and desk can be used in similar ways. In legal contexts, the bench is the location where judges sit while in court, often… …   Wikipedia

  • Trial (law) — In law, a trial is an event in which parties come together to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution …   Wikipedia

  • Trial — For other uses, see Trial (disambiguation). Mistrial redirects here. For other uses, see Mistrial (disambiguation). In law, a trial is when parties to a dispute come together to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling — The trial of Kenneth Lay, former chairman and CEO of Enron, and Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO and COO, was presided over by federal district court Judge Sim Lake in 2006 in response to the Enron scandal. The only fact Skilling admitted was that… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”