waive the right to a trial

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• waive — / wāv/ vt waived, waiv·ing [Anglo French waiver weiver, literally to abandon, forsake, from waif weif forlorn, stray, probably from Old Norse veif something loose or flapping] 1: to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and… …   Law dictionary

• Jury trial — Trial by jury is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is to be distinguished from a bench trial where a judge or panel of judges make all decisions.English… …   Wikipedia

• Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions in federal courts. The Supreme Court has ruled that the principal rights guaranteed by this amendment are so fundamental and important that… …   Wikipedia

• waive — transitive verb (waived; waiving) Etymology: Middle English weiven to decline, reject, give up, from Anglo French waiver, gaiver, from waif lost, stray more at waif Date: 14th century 1. archaic give up, forsake 2. to throw away (stolen goods) 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• speedy trial — / spē dē / n: a trial conducted according to prevailing rules and procedures that takes place without unreasonable or undue delay or within a statutory period ◇ The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed to criminal defendants by the Sixth… …   Law dictionary

• Landmark decisions in the United States — Landmark cases in the United States come most frequently (but not exclusively) from the United States Supreme Court. United States Courts of Appeal may also make such decisions, particularly if the Supreme Court chooses not to review the case, or …   Wikipedia

• Bench trial — A bench trial in U.S. law is a trial before a judge alone in which the right to a jury trial has been waived by the necessary parties (or there was no right to a jury trial).United StatesIn the case of a criminal trial, in most states the… …   Wikipedia

• waive — [ weıv ] verb transitive to choose to officially ignore a rule, right, or claim: The defendant has waived his right to a jury trial. Museum entrance fees have been waived (=not charged) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• HIV trial in Libya — The HIV trial in Libya (or Bulgarian nurses affair) concerns the trials, appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect over 400 children with HIV in 1998, causing an epidemic at El… …   Wikipedia

• waive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. relinquish, renounce, give up, forgo, disclaim, surrender (a right or claim); defer. See disuse, relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. forgo, abandon, relinquish, give up, surrender, disclaim, sign… …   English dictionary for students

• Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · …   Wikipedia