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nonjury
adjective[ before noun ]
(alsonon-jury)uk /ˌnɒnˈdʒʊə.ri/ us /ˌnɑːnˈdʒʊ.ri/
A non-jury legal case is not heard or decided by a jury(= a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty):
After the defendant pleaded not guilty, the judge ruled that he would face a nonjury trial.
Civil cases are often heard in a non-jury setting, with the judge ruling in favour of the plaintiff or the defendant.
A nonjury trial is similar in many ways to a jury trial, only evidence is presented to the judge instead of a jury.
Non-jury cases typically take less time than jury cases, since a jury does not need to be selected as part of the proceedings.
The plan to put organised crime bosses on trial in non-jury courts will make it easier to secure convictions.
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