fair and impartial trial

  • 1fair 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 …

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  • 2fair 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 …

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  • 3fair 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 …

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  • 4fair 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… …

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  • 5fair and impartial jury — Jury chosen to hear evidence and render verdict without any fixed opinion concerning the guilt, innocence or liability of defendant. Means that every member of the jury must be a fair and impartial juror. City of San Antonio v. McKenzie Const. Co …

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  • 6fair and impartial jury — Jury chosen to hear evidence and render verdict without any fixed opinion concerning the guilt, innocence or liability of defendant. Means that every member of the jury must be a fair and impartial juror. City of San Antonio v. McKenzie Const. Co …

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  • 7impartial trial — See fair and impartial trial …

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  • 8fair — adj 1: characterized by honesty and justice: free from self interest, deception, injustice, or favoritism a fair and impartial tribunal 2: reasonable as a basis for exchange a fair wage a fair valuation 3: consistent with merit or importance …

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  • 9trial — 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… …

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  • 10impartial 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,… …

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