mistrial

From mis- + trial.

mistrial (plural mistrials)

1. (law) A trial that is prematurely ended upon being declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of a hung jury.
   • 2024 May 7, Victoria Bekiempis, quoting Todd Blanche, “Trump hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounter”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “We move for a mistrial based on the testimony this morning,” Blanche said. “There’s no way to unring that bell, in our view.”

• mistry

• trialism