advisory jury

advisory jury definition - legal

n

Used in cases where there is no jury trial as a matter of right but the judge desires the non-binding input of a jury. Rarely used.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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