fair trial

fair trial definition - legal

n

A trial by a neutral and fair court, conducted so as to accord each party the due process rights required by applicable law; of a criminal trial, that the defendantÂ’s constitutional rights have been respected.

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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