jury system

• Rechtssystem, bei dem eine Gruppe von Laien (Geschworene) ausgewählt wird, um Beweise anzuhören und in einem Gerichtsverfahren, meist in Straf- oder Zivilprozessen, ein Urteil zu fällen.

A legal system in which a group of ordinary citizens (the jury) is selected to hear evidence and deliver a verdict in a court case, typically in criminal or civil trials.

1. Legal process for trialsB2formal

   A legal system in which a group of ordinary citizens (the jury) is selected to hear evidence and deliver a verdict in a court case.

   Geschworenengerichtsbarkeit

   • The jury system is a cornerstone of common law justice.
   • In the jury system, the judge instructs the jury on the law.
   • Many countries have adopted the jury system for serious criminal trials.