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fair and impartial trial — A hearing by an impartial and disinterested tribunal; a proceeding which hears before it condemns, which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial consideration of evidence and facts as a whole. A basic constitutional guarantee … Black's law dictionary
fair and impartial trial — A hearing by an impartial and disinterested tribunal; a proceeding which hears before it condemns, which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial consideration of evidence and facts as a whole. A basic constitutional guarantee … Black's law dictionary
fair and impartial trial — n. A trial or hearing before a court or jury that has no preconceived notions about the matter and that will hear testimony and examine evidence before making a decision. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks … Law dictionary
impartial — im·par·tial /im pär shəl/ adj: not partial or biased: treating or affecting all equally im·par·ti·al·i·ty /im ˌpär shē a lə tē/ n im·par·tial·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
fair and impartial trial — A guaranty of due process, requiring a competent and impartial tribunal, the right to be represented by counsel, the right to cross examine adverse witnesses, the right to offer testimony on one s own behalf, and the right to have such advance… … Ballentine's 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
trial — A judicial examination and determination of issues between parties to action, whether they be issues of law or of fact, before a court that has jurisdiction. Tittsworth v. Chaffin, Mo.App., 741 S.W.2d 314, 317. A judicial examination, in… … Black's law dictionary
impartial jury — The provision of the Bill of Rights (Sixth Amendment to Const, of U.S.) requiring that the accused shall have a fair trial by an impartial jury, means that the jury must be not partial, not favoring one party more than another, unprejudiced,… … Black's law dictionary
impartial jury — The provision of the Bill of Rights (Sixth Amendment to Const, of U.S.) requiring that the accused shall have a fair trial by an impartial jury, means that the jury must be not partial, not favoring one party more than another, unprejudiced,… … Black's law dictionary
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
