mistrial是什么意思？

mistrial

英[ˌmɪsˈtraɪəl] 美[mɪsˈtraɪəl, -ˈtraɪl]

• n. 无效审判；

复数：mistrials;

例句

• I could talk to the jurors if I got a mistrial, how about that? 我可以跟陪审员们说可以裁定无效审判, 怎么样?
• If prosecutorial misconduct results in a mistrial, a later prosecution may be barred. 如果检察官的不轨行为导致审判无效, 再行起诉可能会被除数禁止.
• The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today. 法官说，如果陪审团今天不能作出裁决的话，他就宣布失审。
• The judge ruled a mistrial and cited the prosecutors for outrageous misconduct. 法官裁定为无效审判，并以严重渎职为名传讯了检察官。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  无效审判(指由于没有考虑到所有证据等原因造成审判不公正，所以必须重新审判)
  A mistrial is a legal trial that is conducted unfairly, for example because not all the evidence is considered, so that there must be a new trial.
  例句
  The past has been scarred by countless mistrials and perversions of justice. 过去数不清的冤假错案和枉法行为给人们带来了创伤。
• N-COUNT
  (由于陪审团意见不一致等而产生的)未决审判，失审
  A mistrial is a legal trial which ends without a verdict, for example because the jury cannot agree on one.
  例句
  The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today. 法官说，如果陪审团今天不能作出裁决的话，他就宣布失审。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a trial that is invalid or inconclusive