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minitrial

minitrial noun: a short or minor legal trial.

Noun

minitrial (plural minitrials)

  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.2007 January 26, William K. Rashbaum, “Judge Urges U.S. to Drop Plan to Seek Death Penalty in Case”, in New York Times

Forms of minitrial

pluralminitrials

Origin of minitrial

From mini- + trial.

Questions about minitrial

What does minitrial mean?
Minitrial means a short or minor legal trial.
What part of speech is minitrial?
Minitrial is a noun.
What is the plural of minitrial?
The plural of minitrial is minitrials.

Words near minitrial in the dictionary

  1. minitransgenes
  2. minitransposon
  3. minitransposons
  4. minitrend
  5. minitrends
  6. minitrial
  7. minitrials
  8. minitruck
  9. minitrucker
  10. minitruckers
  11. minitrucks

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