Mistrial – A legal trial declared invalid through an error in the proceedings

To remember the definition of the word mistrial, use the following mnemonic:

The judge missed the trial (mistrial), which was declared invalid due to this error in proceedings.

Examples of mistrial in a sentence

The criminal didn't make it to court so it resulted in a mistrial.

The lawyer broke the rules of evidence so the judge declared a mistrial.

The mistrial lead to the lawyers having to redo the entire testimony.