Minitrial

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A short or minor legal trial.

    "Under the federal death penalty law, if a jury finds a defendant guilty, a second minitrial is held to determine whether that defendant will face execution or life in prison without parole."

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"Under the federal death penalty law, if a jury finds a defendant guilty, a second minitrial is held to determine whether that defendant will face execution or life in prison without parole."

Etymology

From mini- + trial.

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